Brooks Bicycle Saddles - Leather Saddle Product Guide, Proper Setup & Leather Care and Maintenance

We're big fans of Brooks Leather Saddles here at Urbane Cyclist, and it's no mystery why! They're often celebrated for being some of the most comfortable, longest lasting, and most popular saddles around.

Owen takes you through the full lineup of single-rail saddles, explains some of the finer points of setting up your saddle on the bike, seatpost compatibility, which Brooks saddle is best for your riding style, the best ways to treat, care for, and maintain your saddle, and what to do if the tension is off on your leather saddle.

This video does not extensively cover the double-rail offerings or non-leather saddles from Brooks, but if you'd like to see us cover those in a future video, comment below and let us know!

This video is a long one! But we've got this handy chapter guide below to help you get through the video and find everything you need.

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Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:44 - Seatpost Compatibility
03:58 - Personal History
05:23 - Springs or no springs?
05:53 - Why Brooks?
06:28 - ...and why NOT Brooks?
In-Depth Saddle Analysis
07:00 - B17
08:15 - B17 Aged
08:43 - B17 Special
09:59 - B17 Short
10:27 - B17 Carved
10:54 - B17 Narrow
12:08 - Flyer
13:43 - B67
15:15 - Swallow
16:49 - Swift
17:57 - Team Pro
Setup, Maintenance & Care
20:00 - Caring For Your Saddle
21:52 - What if it gets wet?
22:57 - Tensioning Your Saddle
25:06 - Notes On-Bike Setup
Conclusion
26:23 - Conclusion