Brooks catalog 2005 en.pdf

Whilst most cyclists

swear at their saddles,

Brooks’ cyclists

swear by them.

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history (PAST EVENTS) his·to·ry (h˘s't @ -r¯) n.

pl. his·to·ries

A formal written account of events forming the subject

matter of a historical account.

1865 - Legend has it that a young

man of 19 years old called John

Boultbee Brooks bought himself

one of those new-fangled veloci-

pedes. He would have cut quite a

dashing figure back in the day, but

that was not all he cut; the wooden

saddle was excruciatingly uncomfort-

able. Now his father made leather

saddles for horses - and indeed he and

his contemporaries normally went

to work on a horse. So the young

Brooks set about designing and

developing a comfortable saddle from

leather in his father’s works.

The rest, as they say, is history.

That said, we recognise that it would

ill become us to depend entirely

upon past laurels and expect today’s

cyclists to buy Brooks saddles mere-

ly because they have inherited their

ancestors wisdom and keen eye for

quality and detail. However, the fact

that many of these saddles are still in

active service today, stands as testa-

ment to their design, materials and

craftsmanship.

We recognise that it would be folly,

even now, to depart from such a

practice. Today the business looks

forward, rather than back, and by

its productions is preserving a time

honoured name for future genera-

tions. As we see it, only one policy

will achieve this, and that is to con-

tinue with “quality first”, both in

materials and manufacture.

Brooks experience in saddle making

goes right back to the beginning –

back to the period of solid tyres –

and is unequalled by any other house

in the world.

quality (STANDARD) qual·i·ty (kw˘l'˘- t ¯) n.

pl. qual·i·ties

An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property.

Degree or grade of excellence.

The wise man who is taking up cyc-

ling in any form, or changing his

style of riding due either to age or

inclination, must exercise great care

in the selection of his saddle.

also the class of road / terrain he

intends to ride upon is a matter well

worthy of more consideration than

is normally devoted to this question.

Naturally, in supplying the wants of

a demanding public, it is necessary

to eliminate unnecessary costs, but

cost is always the consideration to

be dealt with last by Brooks as we

decline to produce anything that

does not fulfil the requirements of

our exacting customers.

We should like to impress upon all

riders the great advantages, both in

power and comfort, that are derived

from a saddle meticulously hand-

crafted by technicians who have

honed over 130 years of saddle mak-

ing experience.

At Brooks we recognise that to

choose a saddle which is suited to

both the rider and his machine, and

The Brooks policy is, and has been

since the firm was founded in 1866,

“Quality first”.

leather (HIDE) leath·er (leth' @ r) n.

pl. leath·ers

Animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used

to make quality saddles, shoes, belts etc.

Of all of the components of a qual-

ity saddle none is more important

than the leather, and its scrupulous

selection is entrusted upon men

who, as judges, cannot be excelled.

They have absolute and definite

instructions to examine every indi-

vidual hide and pass nothing that

does not reach our high standards.

They buy nothing but the highest

quality ‘middlings’, or butt, ensuring

that whilst all stretch is eliminated

the flexibility of the leather is

retained intact. The ultimate result

is that not only will the Brooks top

keep its shape for years to come but

it will also form to the contours of

your body.

Brooks saddles never become clammy

and are always cool to ride, thereby

providing greater levels of comfort,

even on the longest rides, on the

warmest days.

Primitive man recognised the ser-

viceable qualities of leather and it

has been utilised for footwear ever

since. Its value in the manufacture

of quality footwear is widely recog-

nised and despite great advances

in technologies it still remains the

number one choice of its purveyors.

A cycle saddle, subject as it is to hard

service, requires a covering of excep-

tional toughness. We have much cor-

respondence written by cyclists who

have used the same Brooks saddle

for thirty or more years, testament

enough to the value of leather.

For Brooks saddles, only the butt of

a hide is employed and whilst com-

manding a higher price it is only by

use of such material that our quality

may be maintained and the experi-

ence of many thousands of cyclists

confirms the value of this wise pre-

caution.

Another, and even more important

feature peculiar to leather, is that

of porosity. Invisible pores in the

animal hides provide natural vent-

ilation; that is why a Brooks saddle

remains cool and expert medical

opinion emphasises the benefits of

leather in this respect.

Saddles cut from butts, dressed dur-

ing manufacture, are practically

waterproof, yet capable of ‘breath-

ing’ in a healthy manner; this is why

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