Originally Posted by
Zurichman2
So what didn't you like about it? Wasn't it as soft as the leather seat?
The C-17 I tried was too hard at the sit bones. Pretty much like a new Brooks Pro feels like out of the box, but the Pro will eventually break in where the C17 will stay the same.
Some people say that they do not need to break in a Brooks saddle. I suspect that those are the same people that will like the C series of saddles. But I need to break in my saddles.
Originally Posted by
Timequake
Don't buy the Brooks Proofide stuff. It's a complete ripoff. If you want to protect your leather, use Sno Seal or something similar. It's the exact same stuff. You can get a 7 ounce jar (200 grams) of Sno Seal for about 5 bucks. 25 grams of Brooks Proofide will cost about $12. At that price, the same size jar of Proofide would cost $96!
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Proofide and Snowseal are not the same stuff. And it is unlikely you would need a second tin of Proofide for one saddle. I think I have bought three tins of Proofide over the years, but that is spread across three Brooks Pros, four Brooks Conquests, one Brooks Flyer, one Brooks B-17, and one old Wright leather saddle.
After the snowseal clogged up the pores and screwed up my expensive hiking boots decades ago, I never used snowseal again for anything.
I think Proofide is overpriced, but for the limited amount of it that you actually need to use, it will go a long way.