Breaking in a Brooks saddle the unofficial way

[Bonefish Blues]

All i did was rub a bit of proofide into the saddle top and underneath, leave it for 10 minutes then buff the top of the saddle. worked a treat. Then again, my derrierre appreciated my brooks from day 1. I wouldn't bother with all that soaking, dipping parlaver . A couple of times a year i slap some proofide on it and buff it back up, the saddle not my derrierre that is.

How fast does the skin absorb it, out of interest?

 

[welsh dragon]

How fast does the skin absorb it, out of interest?

The underside absorbed it within 20 mins to be honest because it isn't treated with anything. It's just bare leather.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

[QUOTE 5142291, member: 9609"]this plastic specialised thing only lasted about 10k - its amazing how much damage can be done with a pair of...
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You are Buster Gonad aicmfp

 

[Ming the Merciless]

You have to ride it with a bare bottom for the first 2,000 miles to ensure it molds to your form.

 

[mrandmrspoves]

I’m of the opinion that each riders Brooks become a rider-specific shape, and a trained eye could identify a bike’s owner from saddle shape alone.
Perhaps we should have a gallery?

Perv!

 

[Gravity Aided]

50%, by the beam.

 

[gom]

Perv!

Wishful thinking.....

 

[Gravity Aided]

Officer MacCruiskeen will be by later to take both your statements, do not leave the parish without informing the constables.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Policeman
(In this book, you will find the explanation of the principles of atomic exchange between bicycle and rider, esp. the idea that the more you ride a bicycle, the more it and you share atoms until the person and bicycle become like one another. The book is hilarious, but the wikipedia article has a spoiler in it.)

 

[buzzy-beans]

Over many years I have grown to love my Brooks saddles but they all need care and regular attention so as to maintain the leather. I use a slightly wetted brush of leather dressing, paint it all over the surface, wait for it to soak in and then buff it up.

As a former horse owner, I have always used equine leather dressing for all of my leather products, it is quite amazing how long a single bottle lasts and in truth it is as cheap as chips! https://www.decathlon.co.uk/leather-oil-150-ml-id_8220538.html

 

[andyt414]

Tried it, hated it and suffered all the way from LE to JOG. Sold it and bought a Selle Italia and have smiled ever since.....