The brooks b17 another top quality bike saddle which represents 140 years of craftsmanship the undoubted supremacy of brooks saddles is largely due to their irreproachable quality in every detail the leather is absolutely the best obtainable and is thoroughly adapted for its purpose retention of shape and even improvement after the break in period is the crucial test of a leather top and is one of the chief characteristics of brooks saddles a broken in brooks is the only saddle whose shap