The B17 Selects have thicker leather that doesn't stretch as easily, which is a good thing. They still break-in and get really comfortable, just takes more time. Mine's about 3 years old also and I've never had to adjust the tension, whereas I've had other late-model B17's severely deform in a matter of months (mostly due to rain, but the select model I have gets just as much use and sees just as much rain).
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 2:02:12 PM UTC-4, Ryan Fleming wrote: > > > > I have a Brooks standard on my X0-1 and 2 B-17 specials on my 2 other > rivendells. Honestly, I do not think the B-17 standards are as durable or > thick as they were 10 or 15 years ago > > This is my impression too. I have two older B17's that are much more stout than the current normal ones. Anyway I hope Brooks doesn't discontinue the Select models, or I wish they would make their normal models just as good because the B17 shape is nearly perfect for my backside. -- 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.
