Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I've got 16,000 miles (about 10 years) on a Brooks Pro and about 10,000 on a Brook B1N (about 15 years) and neither one has any "divot" in it. I'm not exactly a light guy either. I didn't take any extraordinary measures to soften either saddle, however. I Proofhide them about once a year ...when I remember to do it.
I have seen the divots you talk about on other peoples' saddles but I think they are over treating their saddles in an attempt to bend the saddle to their will instead of the other way around.
I have used proofride or any other treatment on my first brooks B17, I am extremely light 66kg (145lbs), and it still formed divots after only a couple of months on commuting. Mabye for you the saddle was already the perfect shape, but for the other 9/10th of the population we are not so lucky.