Brooks Leather Tool Roll
We would like to direct your Special Attention to the new Brooks Cycle Bags & Accoutrements and to the remaking of the original Tool Bags & Holdalls, inspired by J.B. Brooks’s original designs of the 1890’s and early 1900’s...


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Tool Roll
Shown first in the 1914 Brooks Book for Motor Cyclists, the Tool Roll is the most modern of the three designs made newly available. Made of stout leather, the Tool Roll contains:
- 3 Tyre Levers with spoke locating groove
- Spanners (8/9, 10/11, 12/13, 15)
- Interchangable Screwdriver (phillips and flat nosed)
- Allen Keys (sizes 8/6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 2.5)
- Spoke Wrench (dual size: 3.3 and 3.4 mm).

Purchase here: Tool Roll


Brooks Leather D-Shaped Tool Bag

Purchase here: D-Shaped Bag

D-Shaped
The D-Shaped Bag was featured in Brooks catalogues as far back as 1910. This innovative design features a two piece construction which, whilst the outer sleeve remains permanently attached to the saddle, has an inner purse that may be removed so that its owner may retain it, thus securing its valuable contents. The purse is attached to the sleeve by a ‘Sam Brown’ fixing, preventing it from sliding out, even under extreme conditions.


Brooks Leather Saddle Holdalls

Millbrook & Glenbrook
Millbrook and Glenbrook are original Brooks Saddle Holdalls first produced in the 1950’s. Such designs were originally commissioned to cater for motorcyclists wishing to transport food, cameras, maps and handbooks and provided sturdy pockets for tools, repair outfits, oil cans and such like. These sympathetically reproduced, most stylish of designs, are suitable for both the tourers and the collectors, wishing to complement their vintage ride. Made of vinyl, the Millbrook, the smaller of the 2 Holdalls, features black leather trims. The Glenbrook, which is larger, also features 2 side pockets.

Purchase Here: Millbrook + Glenbrook


J.B. Brooks (1846-1921) - Oil on Canvas Portrait, Reproduced with Kind Permission of Blackwell Court, Late House of the Brooks Family

With £ 20 (British Pounds) in his pocket, J.B. Brooks established himself as a dealer in General Leather Goods under the name of J.B. Brooks & Co in 1866. The firm was only making steady progress until something happened in 1878. Mr. Brooks had been in the habit of riding a horse to and from his business, but his horse died. Mr. Brooks felt he could not afford to buy another horse, so a friend lent him a bicycle to make the journey. This introduced J.B. Brooks to cycling, but he found it so uncomfortable that he vowed he would make something more comfortable for the rider to sit on. On 28th October 1882, John Boultbee Brooks filed his first patent on “Saddles for Bicycles and Tricycles”.


Brooks Classic Saddles, traditionally manufactured according to century old standards, are addressed to cyclists and motorcyclists used to riding very often or over long distances. The firm leather used on these saddles can be broken-in easily over time and distance, forming perfectly to the anatomy of the rider.

Brooks England Ltd. built world-wide reputation for the manufacture of Leather Saddles, and in every country is acknowledged to stand pre-eminent. A little less known fact is that John Boultbee Brooks, his sons Wilfred Mason and Boultbee Brooks, and John Holt, his faithful Manager of the Engineering Works, have also pioneered the design and manufacture of cycle bags and various other accoutrements for cycling and motorcycling.



In 1910 John Boultbee and his son Wilfred Mason Brooks filed two patents related to improvements in satchels, knapsacks and the like. Both these patents guaranteed more equal distribution of the load over
the straps and more stability of the bag whilst cycling. With this in mind we developed our new Messenger Bag, featuring a shoulder belt which can be easily secured around the waist during the ride.




Brooks Luggage Bags and Gear Cases, Registered Trade Marks

Link: U.S.A Stockists

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