The story of brooksengland: Despite a bit of a rocky past, Brooks saddles are still moulded, riveted and pounded in Smethwick pretty similarly to how they were made 140 years ago... cycling
, which is a true work of art and far from the 'instrument of torture' cycling myth I was led to believe.
Somewhere around this time the chain driven bicycle was also invented, and a friend loaned Brooks his bike for his daily journey to work. That beastly burden had a harsh wooden saddle, and Brooks vowed to produce a more comfortable perch. In 1882 he filed the first patent for a Brooks bicycle saddle.
in 2021, the brand continues to be very successful in the UK and worldwide with all generations of cyclist.These days the Brooks factory in Smethwick is a bustling place, and walking through it is a little like stepping back in time to a golden era whereBrooks saddles are all manually produced here by highly skilled workers.
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