Difference In Brooks Saddles?

RE/

Quoted message said:

Is there a difference in quality between the boxed and hanging
saddles?

I think it's more a lack of standardization in the leather.

I've got one B-17 that's quite supple, another that's hard as a rock, and
another that's somewhere in-between.
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PeteCresswell

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Quoted message said:

RE/

Quoted message said:

Is there a difference in quality between the boxed and hanging
saddles?

I think it's more a lack of standardization in the leather.

I've got one B-17 that's quite supple, another that's hard as a rock, and
another that's somewhere in-between.
--
PeteCresswell

I also have one B17 that was pretty soft within 100 hundred miles, and now
another one thats just barely starting to mold itself after 600 miles. The
second one was one of the fancy B17's (british racing green). Some stuff
written by Rivendell would lead you to believe that different B17 models
come with different thicknesses of leather
(http://rivendellbicycles.com/webalog/saddles_accessories/11055.html)

Yes you have got it Peter. In spite of the advances in genetic engineering,
living beasts - including cows - are less standardized than say deraillers or
BBs :-)

(Pete Cresswell) said:

RE/

Quoted message said:

Is there a difference in quality between the boxed and hanging
saddles?

I think it's more a lack of standardization in the leather.