Posted on June 23, 2022 by Cory Benson
The Brooks LAB is back to inspire gravel riders to “chart their own course” with a new limited edition C17 Special LAB Cambium saddle. Sharing all the technical details of the popular natural rubber-topped, vegan Cambium C17 All-weather saddle, the limited Lab edition gets a unique sage green top adorned with contour lines…
Tech-wise, there’s nothing new to this C17 Special Lab saddle. But the core Cambium C17 is a versatile option for everything from commuting to adventure touring, with plenty of all-road, gravel & bikepacking riding thrown in. So a cool-looking limited edition is always worth another look.
Brooks’ C17 means it is the mid-width 164mm x 283mm Cambium, with a vulcanized natural rubber top. The new Cambiums all seem to move to this nylon fabric reinforced top that is UV, abrasion & water-resistant making them trouble-free riding and staying outside in all weather.
The Special designation means it gets a natural-colored base rubber, shiny tubular steel rails, anodized alloy rivets, and fiberglass-reinforced nylon nose & rear structure in a silver that looks like cast aluminum.
The Lab name comes from the limited edition Brooks Lab where they partner with various artists to give their standard products unique finishes. For the C17 Special Lab, that’s a series of topographic contours inspired by the adventures of the gravel & bikepacking riders who flock to the C17.
The new $150 / 140€ Brooks Cambium C17 Special Lab is available now globally in limited quantities, the same price as the other C17 Special & Recycled options, twenty bucks more than a basic C17. Brooks invites everyone to chart their own course and enjoy adventures far from the beaten track on top of the new saddle, while supplies last.
Cory Benson is the EU Tech Editor of Bikerumor.com.
Cory has been writing about mountain bikes, enduro, cyclocross, all-road, gravel bikes & bikepacking on and off for over 25 years, since before several of these even had names in our industry.
Prior to that (and at times, concurrently), Cory worked as an Architect specializing in environmental sustainability, a IBD bike shop designer & consultant, an independent product designer, a bike shop mechanic, and a mountain biking instructor.
Based in the Czech Republic for over 15 years, Cory spends much of his time traveling around Europe, riding bikes, and meeting directly with many of cycling’s key European product developers, industry experts & tastemakers for an in-depth review of what’s new, and what’s coming next. A technical off-road rider at heart since the 1990s, Cory’s cycling has evolved to cover everything from the wide range of riding aero road bikes on dirt roads to thrashing enduro bikes in the European bikeparks & trail centers, with plenty of XC, CX & gravel in between.
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