Originally Posted by halfspeed
The leather also seems to vary among B17s. I have one that broke in nicely and has remained firm over many miles. I have another that broke in way too much way too fast. I've had to tighten the bolt way up to get the sag out. I prefer the team pro's thicker leather and narrower width now anyway.
My bold.
This has been my experience for the past 35 years also. It was a lucky bag as to the thickness of the leather and each saddle had different characteristics. Now, as far as my experience goes with the new company and with the B17 Specials (bought around 8 in the last 18 months) there is no variation in thickness that I can see, quality control would appear to have been tightened up.