Originally Posted by droy45

Update: 4th ride on the brooks B17 and I'm becoming a believer. Mine is a B17S actually, shorter nose and its starting to comform and break in nicely already. I have treated it twice with mink oil to condition the leather and it was that slight tilt back that did it for me. Thanks to all that have suggested advice on setting these up. It doesn't only look good on my retro Fugi but feels real good now.