CliftonGK1

Since there's been about a bajillion threads about Brooks saddles, I'll post this again:

Don't force yourself to ride a Brooks just to be part of the "Brooks crowd." It should be somewhat comfortable right out of the box.
For the love of everything holy, don't slather it in Neatsfoot compound like a baseball glove, or soak it in motor oil, or Proofide it every day for two weeks and leave it in a Ziploc bag in your car, or any of the other ridiculous things I hear people doing to "break in" their new saddle.
Proofide it top and bottom once or twice, and ride on it. Ride on it a lot. That's the real way to break it in to your sit-bones and not ruin the leather.