[CR]Butchering a Brooks Swift saddle

Recently there was a thread discussing the Brooks Swift with titanium rails and how some considered it too flexible.

Here's what I did to mine. The main motivation was to stiffen it up and also at the same time to make it more in keeping with my '02 Waterford fixed gear built in the style of an English Road/Track bike (sometimes referred to as a Path Racer).

I trimmed the nose and the rear of the saddle, and laced the sides of the saddle together after punching holes in the lower edge. All this in the style of traditional "butchering" (English term for modifying a stock saddle).

Here's photos of the result: http://www.velo-retro.com/Brooks.jpg

Feels much better in my personal opinion...

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

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