Just how dark do Brooks honey saddles get?

[Michael]

I like the honey, but torn between honey and dark brown.

The Brown looks kinds reddish in pics i have seen.

The honey looks great, but would love it to darken up a bit.

 

Anyone got any pics of one or 'tother to share?

[Mike]

Here's some pictures of my 6yr old Honey B17.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/8142953377/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/8577884068/in/set-72157633053478798

I really like the way this saddle looks. Still, if I were going to buy a new Brooks, I'd probably get a brown one.

--mike

[Deacon Patrick]

Mine darkened nicely. I treat it annually with a dallop of beeswax and coconut oil. It's just over a year old now.

Here it is recently:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/8699690942/in/photostream

Here it is a few months into its life:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/8460437107/in/photostream

WIth abandon,
Patrick

[Cyclofiend Jim]

I like the honey colored ones, but they definitely darken down with use.

Here's a quick set with some images - http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/sets/72157633477879224/

The second to last in the set is an old B-15.  That's the only (I think) original brown colored Brooks I've got.  It was used-to-me (and has leather about twice as thick as any I've bought.)

- Jim / cyclofiend.com

[Peter Morgano]

What I always wondered is, does the "natural' darken down to where the honey starts off?

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[rob markwardt]

This one is about ten years old.  I rarely put any poofhide on it so it's a little lighter than some others.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/7708647220/in/photostream

[Michael]

@Peter:

 

apparently it does. Dig this:

http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/s6.htm

 

 

[Michael]

Thanks for the info and pics, y'all.

 

It looks like it makes for unique, interesting, and beautiful wear patterns for each saddle and rider.

Kinda like a sunburst painted guitar. It looks like it makes for a sunburst type coloration on a saddle. Very cool. Dark in some areas, lighter in others.

 

You might think I am crazy to think about a saddle this way. But the aesthetics do play a role in the enjoyment of a bike. The colors make a mood and character of the bike. Just like the other stuff you put on it. 

[LeahFoy]

Agreed. The looks are very important. Makes the bike so personal, I think. My honey saddle is 9 months old, and I would say it hasn't darkened so much, but it is richer looking with age. I have treated it with Proofhide a few times and it really brings out a richness in the color.

[NWAJack]

Do the black one's show any type of special wear over time?