Brooks B-17 Narrow Saddle

by Brooks

Product Features

• Rails - Weight: Black Steel 530gr
• Length: 280
• Width: 155
• MADE IN ENGLAND

Product Description

15mm narrower then the Classic B-17. Features: The B17 Narrow was first featured in the 1910 catalogue. Since then it has been the choice of road racers looking for more freedom of thigh action without sacrificing comfort The "Standard" Brooks saddle Brooks B-17 Narrow, 15mm narrower then the Classic B-17

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000VXXSIM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,714 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #43 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Components & Parts > Seat Posts

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long time rider of the B17 Narrow, March 17, 2011

By 

G. Powell (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brooks B-17 Narrow Saddle (Misc.)

I've had my B17 Narrow for 20 years. It's been a great saddle, after I broke it in after 6 months of riding. I've moved on to the Brooks Flyer Special Saddle but I've kept the old brooks for a bike to restore. The seat still works, its just that I'm only commuting so I don't really care about the weight of the saddle and my butt bones are less padded than they used to be. (Or maybe the padding has moved!)

The B17 Narrow is only a little more narrow than the Brooks Heritage Saddles B17 Standard Saddle - Men's but if you have thicker more muscular thighs you'll appreciate the greater clearance. But you sacrifice a little support further back.

Saddles are very individualistic and fortunately Brooks makes a wide selection. I can recommend the longevity of them though. The Brooks saddle prior to my B17 narrow was a B17 regular which I sold with the bike, after 15 years of riding. I probably should have kept it, as the saddle was butt fitted.

If you are new to Brooks saddles, I'd recommend buying a saddle through a bike shop that has a bunch of them so you can test ride them. Now if you are just replacing one, Amazon has them all, which is probably a bad thing because if you are like me, you'll spend hours on the Brooks web site looking over the specifications and measuring your existing saddle and then trying to figure out which one would be "best". When in reality, what we should be doing is just going for a ride!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars class and beauty, November 7, 2009

By 

Mack M. Warren "Baowolf" (Hilton, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brooks B-17 Narrow Saddle (Sports)

This books saddle enhanced the beauty of my bike and made me the envy of my peers on the road. It is also very comfortable.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Saddle - But you may need a new seatpost, July 18, 2011

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Sandra Gavin (DeKalb, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brooks B-17 Narrow Saddle (Misc.)

This is a great saddle, there are lots of detailed reviews about these including how to break them in, and I don't have anything new to add there.

The one thing that I have to add is that the set up of rails vs. the seat is different than other saddles. This is my third (or fourth) saddle. The other three had similar geometry, i.e. I did not have to adjust the front back position or the height much from one saddle to the next for the fit to be correct for me. The Brooks B17N is a higher saddle compared to the rails. I had to set the seat post down a half inch, not a problem, lots of play there. The problem for some people, including me, is that the rails of the B17N are more forward than other saddles. So I had to buy a zero offset seat post to get the right front/back position. My previous seat post had an offset of approx 30mm and I had the old saddle almost all the way forward. With the zero offset seat post I have the Brooks all the way forward.

So great saddle, but you may also need a new seat post depending on your set up.

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