Originally Posted by
robow
What? This can not be! You must be a little girly-man, and can not tolerate any pain.
Actually, Brooks saddles are not for everyone, but for what it's worth, it once took almost 500 miles on one of my Brooks and a touch of Neetsfoot oil before it finally broke in. The leather was noticably thicker than my others.
It took me 800 kms to break my Brooks in ... and when it broke in, it happened rather suddenly, 400 kms into a 1000 km randonnee. So glad it happened then or that could have been a rather uncomfortable ride.
By "broke in", I mean the faint hints of divots forming on the surface of my saddle sank into the very comfy divots I currently sit in. See photo in my post above.
