This may be blasphemy to some, but you might try to get the saddle wet, or just damp, and then go for a ride. I have done that (inadvertently) with brooks saddles in rain storms and they do tend to break right in after being ridden wet. Farthest I've gone in a day is 135 miles though, after which my whole body hurts. YMMV.
-Matt P.S. there was another thread on here recently about Bethoud saddles twisting on the rails, for which there seemed to be a special clamp you could get as a preventative measure. On May 3, 9:04 am, Christian <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, a saddle should feel good for a long time. My Berthoud pokes my > sit bones after awhile. My old B17 was comfortable all day and into > the night. I returned it under warranty when it became quite > lopsided. I then purchased a Berthoud. It's a really nice saddle and > I think I may keep trying. I have another B17 I might use for this > weekend's 300k. > > Best wishes > > Chistian > > On May 3, 7:34 am, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 15:54 -0700, islaysteve wrote: > > > Sorry if this doesn't add much, but at 200K, my butt would be sore > > > with any saddle! Maybe it's just fine and your expectations are too > > > high? Or do you have experience with other saddles that are comfy > > > over that distance?? > > > Certainly. I've done a couple of 200K brevets with a B.17 saddle and > > zero butt pain. It is, after all, only 25 more miles than a century, > > not exactly a really long ride -- not, for example, like a 1200K. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
