Originally Posted by
apc65
I'm new to touring (and haven't cycled in years) and I just picked up my first tour bike (2018 Fuji touring)...I figured that if I have to break in a new saddle (and my butt) I want to the start the most common (from what I have read) saddle used: a brooks'....I'm leaning towards a B17 or B17 imperial.....any advice/recommendations (to include other saddles) would be greatly appreciated...thanks in advance
Yr butt will be doing the breaking in. I tried various saddles over the decades and tried leather saddles a couple times when my butt was well accustomed to riding many hours daily throughout the year. Never found them worth the effort compared to picking the right saddle to begin with. I have an older version of a Specialized Avatar. Found it to be better than my old style road saddles from the 80's.