I own a ton of Brooks leather saddles and really don't find the B17 hard to break in, per se. In fact, the shape is basically comfortable to me from the beginning. The Brooks Pro is extremely hard and can go a long time before any break in at all happens. I bought a used B17 off of eBay and I think the secret is to not have it dimpled with someone else's sit bones already impressed. However, I have read of people who bought well used ones and over time the leather simply molds to their body from the previous owners. I also cannot abide with the Cambium. I'd love to like it but the rounded back portion of the saddle doesn't agree with me. Another saddle I like very much is the Berthoud Mente. It is wide and flat in the back with a long and narrow "nose". Works really well for me.
On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 5:57:20 AM UTC-4, Broccoli Cog wrote: > > I was wondering about buying a used B17. I thought the whole idea is that > after break in the saddle forms its shape to the riders anatomy. Lets say a > rider owns it for a few years and it forms to that individual rider. Is it > possible for me to then ride the same saddle and have it adapt to my own > shape? Something I have been wondering about. > > On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 3:05:41 AM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> BC: If you can find a used-not-trashed B17, that's a good (slightly >> cheaper) way to find out if it works for you. New ones can take so long to >> break in that you might throw in the towel before finding out if it's a >> possibility. I'd look for one that's got enough life in it to last a while, >> then if it clicks you can start over on a new one later. That C17? Turn it >> over and put a plant in it! > > -- 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.
