Quote Originally Posted by aka_kim
Congrats! How was that Brooks saddle - were your sit bones happy?
Well, I rode my Marin with the Selle Italia saddle so my sit bones were pretty happy, but I've got to say they were toughened by ole Brooksie in preparation for the ride!! My tender parts were, however, chafed from so many hours - I tend to angle my saddle nose up a bit for everyday and this probably was the trouble because I ended up in the drops alot because it just felt more efficient for the long days.

I think I might be turning the corner on the Brooks. I came within a hair of sending it back to Wallingford last week, then I stopped by Performance and was talking to one of the fellows there about it. He said he thought Brooks saddles were torture devices but a couple of the older guys who worked there rode Brooks and loved them. He came out and pushed on the saddle and said "OMG! This thing is like iron! The other guys' saddles are soft and supple!" That made me feel like there was hope for the future, so I'll keep riding it. I also saw a well worn Brooks on somebody's bike during this MS150. It looked like a very old shoe designed to be worn on your butt! Ugly but probably so comfy!

any chance we can find out how much you raised in pledges and I'll post that to the board.
Not too much, unfortunately! I'm one of those wimply fundraisers. I got $425 this time but I going to try to double it next year! Thanks for all your encouragement, fellers!!