no, just 4000-5000 mi/year.
I'm not saying padded saddles are bad. They work great for some. My daughter is riding a Specialized Ruby on her go-fast. I think the Indy demo (returned to Debra) would have worked for her, but she didn't want to stick with it long enough for break-in. It's not going to work for our OP. Different riding positions need different saddles.
You hear a lot of I hate my saddle conversations. You don't hear very many I love my saddle conversations unless it's a Brooks or another hammock leather saddle.
I have friends whose recommendation on padded saddles I would trust. But the topic started off with sweat and chaffing, and nothing is better to beat those than a Brooks saddle.
If you want anecdotal stuff, people who have been on 1500 mile rides in their canvas shorts on a B17, stopping somewhere in every town so somebody in the group can buy a new different padded saddle to try and different chamois and different chaffing creme.
Not really trying to make this a debate, and very much prefer that it doesn't become one. If you tried a Brooks saddle and it didn't work for you, fine, post your results.
Even better, if you have a recommendation for the OP, please post it, rather than calling me out - the former would be constructive.
I started riding simple suede-covered Unicanitor, when I was 19 - can't do it now or even when I was 29
Went through padded saddles including Concor and a Terry.
I've been riding nothing but hammock leather saddles for over 10 years. You pay for them in initial cost and also in weight.
But the B67 Select I linked to above, could very well be the single last saddle our OP will ever need on his upright for as long as he's going to ride it, could very likely move it to the next bike - and because of riding position, the upright hammock leather saddles require Zero break-in - they are comfortable from the start (as long as you get the angle set, right HM?).
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