| Brand | Brooks England |
| Color | Black |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 12 x 9 x 4 Inches |
| Material | Blend |
| Bike Type | Road Bike, Mountain Bike |
About this item
– Chrome plated- The rails and frame are all chrome plated steel, offering the perfect combination of strength and style.
– Handmade in England-manufactured using 100 year old traditional techniques and the finest vegetable tanned leather.
– Skived sides- features delicately hand skived lower sides, where a thin strip of the leather surface is cut back to add comfort and flair.
– Pure copper rivets-brooks hand hammers all the pure copper rivets found on the nose and tail of the Swift.
– Partially cut away flaps-the Swift features partially cut away flaps and is ideal for road or mountain bikes.
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Brooks Saddle Black leather Swift is one of the first “modern” Gent’s racing Brooks Saddle. It is constructed with chrome plated steel metalwork, and features skived sides and hand hammered copper rivets. The Swift is a slightly stiffer saddle, Featuring partially cut-away flaps and is ideal for a road or mountain bike. This saddle weighs 495 grams.
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Taehyungsslipper (verified owner) –
My first Brooks saddle. Always wondered what all the hoopla was about for this expensive saddle. Now I know. This is the most comfortable saddle I’ve ever ridden on. The extra expense and weight is well worth it. Great support for my middle aged sit bones. No more pain on century rides.
Engine Ear (verified owner) –
I bought this saddle to replace a Serfas saddle with about 20,000 miles on it. I had the impression that the foam was beginning to give out on the Serfas, and I had begun to get saddle sores riding long rides on it on consecutive days. On the recommendation of several touring riders, I bought this Brooks Swift saddle for my lightweight titanium-frame road bike, thinking it to be the appropriate version for my non-touring riding. It is a bit narrower (~153 mm) than the Brooks B-17 models (~170mm) many touring riders use, and less flat. I needed to be able to use it while riding in all 3 griping positions on my drop bars.After riding for ~1000 miles, it is beginning to feel like it is breaking in. It is very comfortable initially, but begins to cause some squirming around for a new position after ~60 miles; initially that point was at ~40 miles so it is still improving with each ride. Because it does not have a “cutout” for your “junk”, you have to find a compromise mounting angle which works when you are in the drops, without causing you to slide forward when sitting more upright and griping the upper part of the bars. Midway between these two positions is when you are holding onto the brake lever hoods; this position has to work best, since that is where you will spend the bulk of your time. After a week of trying different angles, I finally found one which seems to work most of the time, with the nose tip approximately 4 mm lower than the back top edge of the saddle, measured with a bubble-level. Getting this angle right for you is critical for a comfortable ride with this saddle. I have my upper handlebars mounted ~6.5 inches lower than the seat, so I am riding in a somewhat lean-forward position, with my back nearly flat when in the drops; the saddle seems to work OK while riding in this position, with a fair amount of my weight being carried by the handlebars instead of the seat.I have used the Brooks Proofide leather treatment throughout the break-in process; I still apply it lightly to the saddle after every ride; the saddle continues to absorb this ointment-like potion, so I assume that I still need to apply it to soften and condition the leather until it is eventually saturated. It is IMPORTANT that the front part of the saddle be soft and flexible, because that is the part which is going to press up against your “junk”, particularly when in the drops, because there is no cutout.So far, I have had no problems with the saddle, and my saddle sores have not returned. I will have to get a lot more miles on this saddle before declaring it superior to a foam/gel type saddle under all conditions, but at least I can now ride long rides again. I think it is a very nice looking piece, well made with a flawless piece of leather, and I expect it to last the life of this bike and beyond.
Samurai Parrot (verified owner) –
Great price for a classic! It’s beautiful and will be perfect on my 1981 Colnago.
Leicanthrope (verified owner) –
Fantastically comfortable saddle, once you’ve had a chance to break it in properly. I was pretty pleased with it right out of the box. It takes a bit of work to get the positioning just right (I found that tilting it slightly nose up works best for me, but YMMV), but once you’ve got it dialed in, it’s nice. However, once it is broken in, it’s awesome. Eventually hit a point several hundred miles in when it became -really- comfortable.The potential drawbacks to take into account are that it works best for those with narrower sitbones (the effective width of the saddle is the distance between the interior bits of the cantle plates that support the leather), and you’ve got to be extra careful in wet weather.
T. Allison (verified owner) –
This is my second saddle, the first from high school on a bike that was stolen. If they had left the seat, I wouldn’t have minded.Even though I ride a fancy carbon bike, I stick with what works.I’ve ridden over 300 miles in three days and there is zero soreness, even when first getting on the bike the following day — well, no soreness where the saddle is concerned! Fantastic quality and comfort and it has been a conversation starter.
Robert Pate (verified owner) –
I love it
jvj1970 (verified owner) –
Nice saddle, starting to get broke in. A little slick at first but getting better.
Todd Clason (verified owner) –
It took me a long time to finally buy a Brooks saddle, and I am very happy I finally did. Outstanding quality, unlike the vast majority of other brands. I finally got tired of things falling apart every year…
William T. Head (verified owner) –
Great saddle. It took about 1000 miles to break this in. The Swift seems to be stiffer the the B17, but I could be wrong. This saddle started off very comfortable from the very beginning and only get better. There was very short period of time where it was a little uncomfortable but that went away very quickly. I used very little Proofide during break in. I just got another one for my second bike.
scott beal (verified owner) –
The Swift is among Brooks’s thickest saddles, so it will take lots of riding before it even starts to conform to your bones. Before I mount a new Brooks saddle (I own 6), I loosen the adjustment as far as possible. Then I soak it, fully submerged, in Neatsfoot oil, for 15-30 minutes at room temperature. The late, great, Sheldon Brown suggests soaking for 15 minutes. After soaking, the Swift will only start to break in after 500-1000 miles. I weigh about 180lbs. Once it starts to break in, the ride is transformed from torture rack to thing of beauty. Soaking your saddle probably voids the warranty, and it will darken the leather color. I use black, so that’s not an issue. There are thousands of web threads about how to and how not to break in a Brooks saddle. I trusted Sheldon. He was right.