Thread: Vintage versus New... Brooks Proofide
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Originally Posted by Lascauxcaveman
I'm not entirely convinced saddles need to be "broken in" at all. I've got a couple of B17's with only a couple thousand miles on them that are feeling a bit too squishy these days. They felt fine when I first got them.

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I've read that the squishier B17s and the recent recommendation of Proofide as a break-in accelerant are both due to Selle Royal catering to newbie Brooks riders. It sure rings true to me, even if it isn't.
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