Originally Posted by
Robert Foster
If it is comfortable however I can accept that it could get more comfortable after a while. But we have no reason to accept the discomfort some have expressed as part of the break in period of some leather saddles. If it is a simple adjustment that is one thing. If it has to be, “broken in” that is something else. Can you imagine someone selling you a pair of Bike shoes that hurt your feet and when you complained they said, they take a while to break in? That is doubly true if there are other shoes that don’t hurt your feet.
I am not attacking Brooks I am saying they are simply another saddle that doesn’t work for everyone. And no amount of special treatment will change that for people that don’t have a Brooks bottom.
Hey! I'm a Brooks lover and I agree completely.
Mine have all felt OK out-of-the-box and then improved significantly during the first 100 miles of use.
If that wasn't my experience I'd definitely be looking for something else before I resorted to any of the extreme measures that I've seen advocated.