Brooks B66 Gents Model

Ever since I was turned on to the concept of riding my bikes with leather saddles I haven’t looked back.  Thanks for this mode of thinking go out to my friends John and Kathy Beebe.  Among other things, they are bike hoarders and they have some awesome bikes in their stable.  Almost all (if not every one) has a leather saddle made by Brooks.  I tried for some time to take a Brooks saddle off of John’s hands but he resisted, so that made me start hunting around on online auction sites to see if I could find any deals on some old models.

The Brooks B66 is an old two spring model made sometime in the 1950s.  I know this because of the unique cutout design found in the middle of the saddle.  Brooks soon after went with a three hole design instead of the cutout that you see here.  I am looking for an old catalog that this model appears in, stay tuned for updates.

Being an old saddle, there is a bit of wear and tear and the leather isn’t in that great of shape, but the old saddle is still a rider.  Unfortunately I am having a hard time finding a bike I like to mount it on.  My single speed fixie is a little too silly for this seat, it looks good with my B-15,  and my mountain bike might work, but I like the B-17 I have on there right now.  (More on the other saddles later).   The springs make it a little squirrely, I kind of like my saddle a little more firm in the seat, and not moving around.  It will probably end up on a cruiser or mixte down the road.  Until then, enjoy some more photos of this saddle madeby the premier manufacturer of leather bike saddles, Brooks.

• Saddle: B-66 Gents Model