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  1. #1
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    the flare on my Brooks skirts also softened and smoothed down. Don't worry. If yours keeps bugging you, call Wallbike. And if after 6 months its still bugging you, send it back.

    (I HATE that I'm gonna have to send mine back, when it's really starting to soften up and really form to me! Dang! Next one, B72 probably.)
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    I'm just going to grin and bear it because all the functionally important parts seem to fit just right. If it's still actually an issue after the 6 mo return date, I might just butcher it... er... 'swallowize' as they call it. Those modded saddles look sooo nice.

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    I've had my B17S for a few weeks now, and I love it. I rode it without treating it at all for two weeks, then Proof-Hide'ed it twice. It makes no noises (no springs), no flaring problem, doesn't seem too wide (I have "average" woman's hips, not narrow hips), and doesn't seem too slippery. I wear either very thin chamois or none at all, and am having no discomfort on the Brooks. The first few days my sit bones were a little sore but that went away.

    I tried tipping the nose down just a bit from the perfect horizontal because I had read somewhere how women's saddle noses should tip down a bit from the horizontal, but I immediately felt like I was sliding forward way too much all the time. Sliding forward so my girly bits were on the hard saddle nose, and my weight thrown onto my hands. Horrible feeling! Tipped it back so the seat is perfectly level. Problem instantly gone, no more sliding forward, girly parts happy again. Love my B17S.
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