Mort Canard

Day one of breaking in my new Brooks Professional.



...uh, what? Well what did you think the title of the thread meant?

This is my second Brooks Pro but the first one was broken in over thirty five ago and I am still riding it. It seems to me that the first one took quite a long time to break in properly. So far the new one is not all that uncomfortable but I ended up sliding around on the new slick surface on the ride tonight. I just hope the new one ends up being as comfortable as the old one. I will be absolutely delighted if the new one lasts 35 years and I am still riding thirty five years from now. I will try to post a picture of the new one next to the old one tomorrow when I can get some good pictures.

Thank you Britain for the best saddle I have ever ridden on!

k7baixo

Phew....wasn't sure I should open this thread.

Mobile 155

Shouldn't that be thank you Italy for saving Brooks when Sturmey Archer went under? (just poking fun at you)

Rowan

Thank the Italians for keeping the saddle-maker in business.

donheff

I'm two days into a Brooks B17 and so far it seems a lot better than my previous saddles.

Mort Canard

Well thank you Italy then!

The Brooks saddle on the left was bought in 1976. The one on the right was bought last week.


In fairness the older Brooks Pro basically sat for 20+ years and was only given treatment about every five years or so. I still ride the old saddle every week and plan on doing the same with the new one.

Retro Grouch 

"I definitely got the better of him. I hit him right in the shoe with my butt."

Dudelsack 

wut

Timtruro

I use a B17 on one of my bikes, comfortable from day 1 but I have never ridden more than about 25 miles at a time on it. Not sure how it would feel on longer rides.

12bar

Wouldn't trade my Brooks saddles for any other brand.

Retro Grouch 

Before I developed my good sense one of my common brawl tactics was to hit the other guy in the fist with my eye. I've never kicked a saddle with my a$$ though.