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Interview With Brooks’ Steven Green

Bill — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:32:30 +0000

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.

Another Shaggy Brooks

Bill — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:24:42 +0000

John, in the U.K., sent us a picture of this B.66 that he found on Ebay UK. We’ve seen the shaggy B.17 that was give to dealers for ’09 but John tells us that this B.66 was an earlier dealer award from the Sturmey Archer era. The “7C9″ stamp on the underside indicates, I think, that the saddle was made in March ’97.

1933 – Duralumin Debut

Bill — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:00:53 +0000

At the 1933 Olympia (London) Cycle Show Brooks displayed advanced technology in saddle construction. I found this article(PDF) in the Nov 24, 1933 edition of Cycling magazine. The Brooks piece was a part of a larger article about highlights of the show.

There are some interesting concepts here for Brooks wonks. I have never seen one of these saddles.

Interesting vocabulary:
“roadfarers” kitbags” “Champion Duralumin” “B.16 Champion” “castalumin formation” “automatic tensioning device” “fabric-cum-leather-cum-felt surfacing” “dome-headed rivet” “Plyflex” “constructional alteration”

Brooks Badges Illustrated

Bill — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:48:55 +0000

“The Headbadge” website has posted an illustrated “Evolution of the Brooks Saddle Badges.”

“The Headbadge” is a “classic and vintage bicycle resource.” Thanks for posting the badge article

This Headbadge page is being discussed on bikeforums.net