jmr986
10-16-2008, 04:22 PM
I just pulled the trigger on a black B17 special. Thanks for everyone's input.
For those of you in the market, boy are they getting hard to get. I spoke with Bill at Wallingford. Evidently, the euro builders are starting to put Brooks on their high end bikes. The distributor is shipping more Selles over, limiting the amount of space in the container available for Brooks. Bill had a rather large increase in B17 prices (but still competive) last week. B17 std from $82 to $96 and Specials with steel rails from $106 to $136. He didn't even have any proofide so there was no point in buying a new saddle if I couldn't prep it.
Modern Bike (no affiliation) seemed to have a large selection of reasonably priced Brooks'. Ordered and shipped today!
Thanks again to the forumites.
Joe
For those of you in the market, boy are they getting hard to get. I spoke with Bill at Wallingford. Evidently, the euro builders are starting to put Brooks on their high end bikes. The distributor is shipping more Selles over, limiting the amount of space in the container available for Brooks. Bill had a rather large increase in B17 prices (but still competive) last week. B17 std from $82 to $96 and Specials with steel rails from $106 to $136. He didn't even have any proofide so there was no point in buying a new saddle if I couldn't prep it.
Modern Bike (no affiliation) seemed to have a large selection of reasonably priced Brooks'. Ordered and shipped today!
Thanks again to the forumites.
Joe