Saddle question
08-28-08 | 07:41 AM
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Saddle question
If I buy another saddle just like the one I'm using, will it take the same break in period, or will I be half way there since my rear will be used to the other one?
08-28-08 | 08:19 AM
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Honestly, if you ride a lot, the saddle usually doesn't make that much difference.
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Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
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08-28-08 | 08:29 AM
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I agree with cyccommute. When you are getting started, a lot of the break in period is getting your rear end used to riding in the saddle. If you are riding a modern saddle (non-Brooks) with gel or foam padding, they'll probably be virtually no break in period.
08-28-08 | 08:37 AM
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
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Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
08-28-08 | 10:39 AM
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