Website Bike Review reports that the Vans shoe company is coming out with a special Brooks edition shoe in saddle-matching leather. I don’t know anything else about them, except that they look pretty nice.

(The Swift saddle with some sort of pattern in the leather is new to me too.)

Tags: shoes

The Brooks saddle company has undergone a reniassence in the last decade. Steven Green, from Brooks, talks with the host of “The Bike Show” in this podcast. Steven talks about sourcing leather, The Sturmey Archer crises, life with Selle Royal, making saddles, and the future of Brooks. I learned quite a bit.

Tags: history, interview

More pictures from the Brooks factory have been posted by Maurice, in a story on the Dirt Rag magazine blog. Rivet pounding and saddle buffing are of interest.

Tags: Brooks, factory

I received a new Cycling Plus magazine yesterday. There was an article about the coming Brooks ‘Select’ line of saddles.
I looked on their web arm, Bike Radar, for a link that I could pass on here but I guess they don’t put content from the current issue on the web.
I did a search on the Bike Radar site for ‘Brooks’ and got a long list of Cycling Plus’ past tests of Brooks saddles and gear. This a great resource for anyone who is looking for more information to help them make a decision about a new saddle.
The ‘Select’ saddles will be a line of their more popular models made with special Swiss leather. Pasture-raised Swiss cows make more supple and durable saddles. The leather will be it’s natural color. I expect to see these saddles sometime over the winter.

Tags: Brooks Select

I have posted a set of pictures on Flickr to show all the narrow Brooks models together.

brooks handvat

Originally uploaded by www.brooksshop.nl

Dutch dealer Brooksshop.nl has an interesting Flickr photostream. They are showing a few of the new Brooks items that won’t be available here for months. (like the grips in this picture)