Brooks B68 and B68S

[Nokomis]

Well poo! Guess I'll have to proofhide more and give it more tries.
Does it get less slick?

[KnottedYet]

Yes!

Anyway, you have 6 months to return it to Wallingford! Honest, it takes a couple hundred miles to really know how it's going to feel when it's broken in! (mine felt great from the start, but I was just so ecstatic to have a saddle that FIT, I really didn't care if the leather was still stiff!)

[Nokomis]

Better this ride ~ not settled in place yet, so lots of sliding around & felt it in my shoulders & arms as I compensated to keep myself in place. I'll feel better once I can really become one with the saddle and regain the feeling of control in my ride.

thanks again & again ~
Noko

[KnottedYet]

sounds almost like it's tipped too far forward?

Did you level the nose rather than the whole saddle? The back should flare up a bit higher than the nose. When in doubt, level the nose of a Brooks rather than the saddle as a whole.

I slid left-right for a while, but didn't slide fore-aft much. Proofhide does help the sliding.

[KnottedYet]

Whooo-hooo! Just got back from LBS with my second B67. This one is honey with silver springs for my gold Waterford. My older black one with black springs is now on my black Surly.

Man, I forgot how stiff new Brooks saddles are!

Slathered Proofhide all over it, and it's sitting in the sun right now to bake in all that Proofhide goodness. It's soaking in nicely. Soon I'll rub in some more, sun-bathe it some more, buff it, then.... TA-DA!... put it on Flossie!

(and as of tomorrow I'm supposed to have insurance again, so I can finally go for a ride!)

[mimitabby]

Found some info on the Brooks "S" saddles. My friend (just my size fyi) who is going to go to paris to ride in the Paris Brest Paris 1200 kilometer ride has gotten an "s" sized saddle after 2 years with a regular one. The reason is; it's too long. when she stands it gets in her way. Since women have shorter ARMS
the saddle is shorter!!!!
I thought that was rather profound..

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Found some info on the Brooks "S" saddles. My friend (just my size fyi) who is going to go to paris to ride in the Paris Brest Paris 1200 kilometer ride has gotten an "s" sized saddle after 2 years with a regular one. The reason is; it's too long. when she stands it gets in her way. Since women have shorter ARMS
the saddle is shorter!!!!
I thought that was rather profound..

Why would having shorter arms put you closer to the saddle nose when you stand?? I would think it would do the opposite.
I don't have long arms and the regular length saddles dont' get in my way when I stand. Of course I have mine shoved all the way back though. That's another thing- the S models have really short rails which means they wind up not being able to be pushed back at all, thus are closer to the bars in general.

Knot- My second new Brooks didn't hurt my butt during the breakin period much at all- no way like the sore butt of the first one! I think my behind is broken in already.