Originally Posted by
MMACH 5
Holy donkey punch!
Would y'all SHUT UP?!
This WAS a fun and informative thread, but the childish sniping and bickering has turned it rather sour.
Yup...
When I rode across n. Australia for about 6 weeks my Brooks was NOT well broken in. It is really comfortable, but still quite hard. It just has all the right curves/depressions in all the right places....
However, with a real sweaty butt, the B17 soon got broken in well. Dripping wet - no the saddle was not! Damp - yes it was from continuously every riding day for the 6 weeks I spent in Queensland and NT.
Did I treat the saddle while driving it? No way!! I just had too much stuff to carry. All I did when it rained several evenings was put a plastic bag over it. Otherwise it was just continual application of sweat - and the occasional fart :-)
Enjoy your riding. Forget the "I am right - YOU are wrong" approach. If frustrated, then go out for a ride and break in another Brooks :-)