I put in 85km on the new Brooks B17 Special yesterday. I had an interesting observation, which is that this new saddle is much stiffer and much less comfortable out of the box than my first Special was. I remember being shocked how my first one felt as if I had been riding it for years on the first ride. It was so supple and fit me so well, I didn't even have a break-in period. This one is much more like every other Brooks I've had (B17 Narrow and Swift) - hard!
I wonder if my first Special was cut from a particularly thin or supple piece of leather, contributing to its early demise? I also compared the metal nose pieces and the failed saddle does indeed have a misaligned nose piece. Whether that is from the leather stretching or was misadjusted right from the get-go I don't know. I don't have detailed photos from when I first purchased it to compare. Either way, I feel pretty confident this stiffer saddle will hold up better over time. It wasn't toooooo bad on the 85km ride, but definitely will take some persuasion to break in. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
