Brooks again, of course
The old Flyer had almost become uncomfortable, and I had wanted to replace it ages ago before we did the Europe trip but it was invisible to my bum, so it stayed on the bike. Until I noticed it, and then …
Update: First ride, 56k first 40 were OK and I was glad to get off at the far end and to sit on the ferry home. It feels very hard and slippery, which I recall the Flyer felt like when brand new, and I can feel the bumps which will mould into my shape over the next few rides.
Thank goodness for padded shorts, well thank GroundEffect anyway.
The old Brooks Flyer made my seat bag sit too low, but it was so comfortable that I put up with it for 3,000km around Europe
It was laced up as tight as it could be
but still had a big swayback and it was twisted as well.
Much smaller box and much less packaging
Shiny and hard as a hard thing
Looks much better on this bike than the Flyer
Holds the bag up much tighter to the saddle
The Brooks spanner in the lineup of "one job only" tools