Originally Posted by
Robert Foster
Not all, I agree, but how many have posted here on using oil and a hair dryer to “fix” a problem or help break a saddle in? There are simply too many quality saddles out there to have to spend time fixing something that should come from the factory ready to use.
my impression of owning/using a Brooks saddle over the last 30+ years is that, unlike other saddles on the market, a Brooks is meant to be broken in and used by a single owner - IOW, the saddle eventually conforms to a person's sit bones and that a rock-hard out-of-the-box Brooks is not really a 'problem,' but more of proper condition ready for conditioning
when (and if) i ever sell any of my bikes, i'll pull my Brooks saddle off and re-install the OEM saddle...
(i could never use someone else's worn saddle anyway - that grosses me out, kinda like dudes trading underwear around the camp site)