The swallow is simply the ultimate brooks racing saddle for the serious racing cyclist originally it was a b17 with the sides cut away so as to reduce the contact with the inner thigh the overall weight it has now become a style iconnew for 2008 chrome plated steel rails a perfect gift for the true enthusiastavailable in antique brown black honeythe daddy of modern racing saddles first produced in 1937railsweight chromed steel490gwidth 153mm length 287mm