I've broken in 2 Brooks. They feel like rocks to me when brand new. The
first one took a couple hundred miles. It was my first Brooks and it's on
my Homer Hilsen and it is the seat that has gotten my to where I say I will
never ride anything else. The second one I broke in using Lon Haldeman's
I've only ever owned the one. It was fine from the get-go. I did have a
stranger rap on it, look at my fixed gear setup and ask what color is the
sky on your planet. I thought that was fairly rude. I had a leather Belt
(Fujitsu?) saddle for a long time, which was also fine, until the rivets
I got my oldest Brooks on my Rambouillet the day before I met the trio
I was joining in Yorktown, VA to do a super light CC ride across the
country. Rational thought would have nixed that last second equipment
change, including a spanking new new B-17 Special. Thanks and trip
report submitted to
The B-17 and its closely related cousins use the stiffest leather
available from Brooks. Brooks also has a B-17 Aged model that promises
to be comfortable from day one. My experience with the Flyer and B67
is that these other saddles are much softer and ready to ride out of
the box. With the other
I'm in the unique position of having a 42 year old B-17 on my old Schwinn
SS from the early 70s, and a 4-month old one on my Homer. The old one is
significantly more compliant than the new one, and rides very comfortably.
I've been riding in 15 mile chunks or less, and been riding the new
The honey B17 Special on my 2009 Sam now has 2.5 years on it (and
maybe 4000 miles?), and seems ready for a bit of tightening, as the
sag is getting quite noticeable. I remember thinking it took a while
to break in, at least 500-1000 miles (I am around 170 lbs). I have a
new brown B17 Titanium on
I'm 6 ft 6 195 lbs and mine broke in too fast. It was slightly
uncomfortable for about a day or two then really nice for about a year and
just now is too soft for me.
I blame the Brooks saddle proof stuff and living in Seattle. The second I
take off my saddle cover it starts raining every
I also have a B17 Special on my Sam and I would say no less than 500
miles. Probably have about 2000 on it at present
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote:
The honey B17 Special on my 2009 Sam now has 2.5 years on it (and
maybe 4000 miles?), and seems ready
Mine have both been comfortable from the start and got more comfortable as
time went on.
Marc
On Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:07:06 PM UTC-4, Fullylugged wrote:
Mine required 300 miles. A new B17 went on the repainted Road Std at the
beginning of the year and today, it felt noticeably better.
I bought a Brooks B17 (regular not women's) with titanium rails from a
few years ago. Whew!
I biked about 200 miles - still a rock. Before moving it to my
Brompton - I soaked it in Lexol (per Sheldon Brown)
knowing that I may destroy the longevity of the saddle - butter, pure
button. It's
Um, trick question. The real question is:
Q. How long does it take your butt to break in while riding a Brooks
saddle?
A. Somewhere between your 50th and 100th mile, you own it.
I'm curious about the Berthoud touring saddle too, but my Brooks is
currently in such a sweet spot.
--
Was ready to go right out of the box. It's your keester that breaks
in, not the saddle.
BC
saddled
On Mar 24, 6:07 pm, Bruce Herbitter bruce.herbit...@gmail.com wrote:
Mine required 300 miles. A new B17 went on the repainted Road Std at the
beginning of the year and today, it felt noticeably
My experience is similar. They always feel just right on first ride. I
never understood the idea of breaking them in.
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Marc Irwin irwin7...@gmail.com wrote:
Mine have both been comfortable from the start and got more comfortable as
time went on.
Marc
On
My regular old black B17 took no time at all to break in, comfortable from
the start. It has started sagging lately (they can take only so much of my
fat butt) so I have tightened it up a little, but I fear in time I will
have to lace it up or do something else to stop the sagging.
The B17
Over the years I have ridden on a lot of B-17's and Professionals and
a few Swallows. I think most people will agree that breaking in a Pro
or a Swallow takes a lot longer than a B-17 because the former seem to
be constructed with thicker leather. On the other hand, I've had
B-17's that were
I had a Champion Flyer that broke in on a 50 mile ride. My black B17
took 500 miles and I have another B17 (Honey color) that still feels a
little stiff after more than 500 miles (I lost count). I am currently
riding a VO springer (similar to a Champion Flyer) on my geared
bicycle and its stiff as
I'd have loved to bring my opinion and say how bad my brooks felt under my butt
for miles and miles but some bastard saved me from the pain of this useless
hype and stole it downtown SF while i was at the movie theater for Tintin with
the kid...
I wish long long miles of butt pain to the one
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