Originally Posted by
noobinsf
Could you post a picture, please? You mention the saddle was aged -- does that mean that you bought it used? If so, has the tension bolt been tightened? When the tension bolt is tightened, that tends to raise a ridge in the middle of these saddles.
I had a B17 Narrow on which the bolt had been tightened, and it was unbearable after two rides. I have a couple of B17 Standards that I bought new, and they are very comfortable, as the back half of the saddle is a flat platform.
Brooks sells an "aged" style, meaning it's been pre-softened. A tiny, tiny bit, like sitting on a pine plank instead of an oak plank. You can't
feel any difference, but you know intellectually that there is one.
