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Note: All Brooks saddles now include the tension wrench!

(Except the Swift, which includes an allen wrench)

B17 (Including the Imperial) | B18 Lady's | B33 | B66 | B67 | B67 S | B72 | B73 | B90/3 | B135
Finesse (Titanium) | Flyer | Team Professional | Team Professional S | Swallow (Titanium or Steel) | Swift (Titanium or Steel)
Proofide | Saddle Cover | Seat Sandwich | Seatposts | Brooks Wrench

Women's/Men's models

The following Brooks models are commonly considered "women's" models:

• B18
• B66 S
• B66 Champion S
• B67 S
• Finesse (Titanium)
• Team Professional S

This distinction is not as clear-cut as might be supposed. It is generally understood that women, on average, require a somewhat wider saddle than the average man. There is a basic biological reason for this: women, on average, have wider hips than men, so their ischial tuberosities (sit bones) are farther apart.

It is also customary for women's saddles to be shorter than those marketed to men. I'm not convinced that there's any biological reason for this; rather, I believe that the custom of making women's saddles shorter is for the sake of accommodating a skirt more easily. Women who don't plan to ride in a skirt should not rule out "men's" saddles, particularly the wider models.

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B17 series	New! (Old!) B18 Lady's
Swallow (Titanium or Steel)	Team Professional
Team Professional "S"	Swift (Titanium or Steel)
Finesse (Titanium)	Flyer
Countess (Discontinued)	B66 Series
B66 "S" Series	B72
B73	B135
B33	B90/3

 

Brooks saddle tension wrench: TL001 $9.95 Handle with care!

This wrench is now included with all saddles, excluding the Swallow and Swift.

 

Brooks Proofide saddle dressing 40g: SA001 $16.95

New! Brooks Proofide saddle dressing 25g: S9988 $8.95

 

Brooks Medium Saddle Cover: SA002 $15.95

Protects your Brooks saddle from the elements. Secures with drawstring. Made of rubberized nylon.
Fits B17 and Team Pro series.

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See also the official Brooks Saddles Pages

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