Originally Posted by
sstorkel
1000mi? That's crazy! If I feel even the slightest bit of discomfort after taking a saddle on my standard 30mi training ride, it gets returned ASAP!
IMO, that's crazy!! I did return a saddle after
a lot of discomfort on several shorter rides (i.e. 30 miles) and then a metric century, but never after the slightest bit of discomfort on a short ride.
My Brooks took 800 km to break in, but since it has broken in I've put about 45,000 very comfortable kilometers on it. That's how Brooks saddles work ... they customize themselves to your anatomy.