I have a Brooks B-17 on my road bike, I really like the feel of it, very comfortable, but I will say it did take a long time to truly break in. About 6 months or so of near everyday riding, im not sure how many miles that is I don't really keep track I am bad at judging distances and all that, but well over 1000 miles probably. I am a pretty skinny guy so maybe like TheTank said it takes longer for us guys to break it in. I dunno. Hang in there.