Design The saddle is gorgeous. Brooks is known for making the best looking saddles and they don’t compromise in this new foray into rubber. Rather than the traditional leather found on most of ...

The leather is also said to be more flexible than that of the Brooks, and the shape is certainly more rounded. I’m very interested, not least by the opportunity for color-matching seat to bike ...

The aforementioned leather bike saddle is something he calls “The best thing I’ve ever bought.” It is made by Brooks, and the model name is the Flyer.

Here’s what Sheldon Brown had to say: Plastic saddles have four advantages over leather ones: They are lighter. They are weatherproof. They do not require breaking in. They are cheaper.