The Brooks saddle will never get "soft"- it will just slightly form to your sitbones, that's all.
Don't use oil on it. Use Proofhide like the makers recommend. Use it every few days 4 or 5 times on a brand new saddle, then once a month a couple more times, then maybe once every 3 or 4 months to help keep it water resistant.
I rode my first Brooks for 6 months before it seemed broken in. After a year I bought a new Brooks (different model) and I could ride it right off the bat without getting sore. Seems my REAR was sufficiently broken in already!
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08-01-2007, 06:28 PM #1
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08-01-2007, 08:58 PM #2
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I just bought my 2nd B67. It felt lovely from the start (just like my 1st B67 which I bought last year) but I could definitely tell the difference between the new and the older "broken in".
My 1 year old B67 is still "hard" leather, but boy is it customized to my lopsided pelvis!
And btw, I follow the same Proofhide schedule that Mimi does. That Proofhide is good stuff."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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