The B-17 and its closely related cousins use the stiffest leather available from Brooks. Brooks also has a B-17 Aged model that promises to be comfortable from day one. My experience with the Flyer and B67 is that these other saddles are much softer and ready to ride out of the box. With the other saddles you can push down with a finger and they leather has some give in contrast to the B-17 which more like a piece of wood. A couple of hundred miles for the B-17 sounds about right, being generous with the Proofride at the beginning will likely speed up the process due to the oil content softening the leather.
Aaron On Mar 27, 3:27 am, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've only ever owned the one. It was fine from the get-go. I did have a > stranger rap on it, look at my fixed gear setup and ask "what color is the > sky on your planet." I thought that was fairly rude. I had a leather "Belt" > (Fujitsu?) saddle for a long time, which was also fine, until the rivets > started poking me. > > Philip > > > > > > > > On Saturday, March 24, 2012 3:07:06 PM UTC-7, Fullylugged wrote: > > > Mine required 300 miles. A new B17 went on the repainted Road Std at the > > beginning of the year and today, it felt noticeably better. I rode a > > Metric, sans a chamois in the shorts and it was fine. I'll give it a go for > > a century next weekend. This is the first time I actually kept track of > > break in time. My Selle Anatomicas are basically break in free, although > > they do feel better after about 50 - 100 miles. Btw, the Road Std is a > > wonderful bike. They come up for sale from time to time and aren't super > > pricey. I guess they're not especially rare. Worth a look at. Kind of a > > racy Waterford front end mated to a relaxed seat tube and long chain stay > > Riv rear section. Reynolds 753 frame and 531 fork. It's a sweet ride. > > > Bruce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
