just arrived on my desk, very excited first ride on it at the weekend 
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Brooks Saddle
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Posted 11 months ago #
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Report back in 3 or 4 years and let us know if you've managed to break it in
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LOL, uplink
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1000 miles they suggest, so thats more like 10 years I think
Actually I have a 100miler to do in 3 weeks so need to check if it'll be nice by then. Hope so
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I desperately wanted to get along with one but gave up and sold it after 4 or 5 months
Not sure of mileages but at least 2000
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luckily I have plenty of weight to attempt to force it to conform to my arris
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Im my youth as a roadie i used to use stuff that you heated up and poured into the underside then it moulded to you quicker cant remember the product name?
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They vary. Some break in very quickly, perfect in a couple of hundred miles and some actually mould your arse to the saddle instead
I've used them for years, but stopped for a while whilst living in Manchester as my bikes only lasted a year or so before getting stolen.
Bought my current one about 12 years ago, B17 Narrow, the price on the box says £21.99
This one was a tough one, took a couple of years to get really comfy but is now pretty much perfect.Can't believe how expensive they are now, but Spa cycles usually have them in for a reasonable price.
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My B17 was comfy from day 1.
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We used to slather them in 3-in-1 oil when new.
Also used it for maintaining the saddle.
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Brown B17 was comfy from day 1, black one is still hard as nails after 3000miles.
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I had mine on a communter and found the frequentshort journeys broke it in in a month or three.
I wouldn't like to do a 50+ mile ride on a new one.Posted 11 months ago # -
My B17 was fine straight away, sort of, I spent about a month proofiding every few days, dunno if that made any difference or not Can you not loosen it off a bit if it is too tough? I'd hapilly put them on all my bikes if i could afford it. The alternative is to break your arse in gently by using a San Marco Rolls
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Brown B17 was comfy from day 1, black one is still hard as nails after 3000miles.Whereas my black ones were comfy straight away, the brown is still hard after a similar mileage.
The thing about Brooks is that they all seem to vary but I wouldnt be without one now.
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My brown B17 standard was comfy from day one and just gets better.
I bought a black B17 Imperial Narrow for my road bike and that is very hard and doesn't seem to be breaking in quickly. I will persevere with for a few more months, if no better then I will go for a more modern saddle,the weight penalty was meant to be in exchange for comfort.
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Bought a brown new B17 off STW member two years ago and it was comfortable from day one. In fact it is so comfortable I plan to change all my saddles to Brooks in the next 6 months.
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My Brooks was comfy from day one. It just got better and better.
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