Originally Posted by
SouthFLpix
I have to say that I'm even more conservative then this. 100 miles is not a whole lot. You could go on a few short rides like 10-15 miles each and rack up 100 miles in no time. What I want is to go on rides where you are sitting on the saddle for hours on end. I need a few of those long rides under my belt, and in addition to that I want to see how it handles rough pavement as well (and at speed). If a saddle makes it through all that, only then do I feel like I can give it the thumbs up.
I agree with that.
Where I came up with the 100 mile thing is from the Koobi guys. They say that the seat will conform to you (plastic and leathers) in about 100 miles (minimum) - in other words, you had to sit on it that long to get it to conform properly. I still could be uncomfortable though.
I totally agree with you on the distance piece. Probably a good idea to do a 20 miler, step it up to 30-40 and then a 50 to be sure. I've found that as I break in shoes, the same thing applies. What's good at 20 has no guarantee of being ok at 40 mile distances.
J.