I bought mine a month before my first and second century last year. I rode about 150 miles a week on average for that month and the first day was great. It rained the entire second day and I didnt have a cover. Once the saddle dried for a couple days and I tightened it back up after that, it was perfectly broken in. I DO NOT recommend this method. That second day was hell sitting in a hammock for 100 miles in the rain