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Originally Posted by tjkoko
The seat has less than a hundred miles on it and it still feels rock-hard. Like by Brooks B17, will breaking in the Soulor still take a few hundred miles (800 miles perhaps)???
You will find that it helps to relax the tension somewhat by using the tensioning bolt. This creates a bit more "give" in the saddle but do remember that this will not break-in the same as a Brooks. The leather is too thick to form those dimples so this saddle works on the "hammock" principle.
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