Breaking In a Brooks B-17
So...last night my wife tells me she bought me a new saddle for my touring bike...a Brook B-17. It should be here around July 8!
Here is my question, seeking your opinions. Everything I have heard/read says that you really need to plan on a period of like 500-1,000 miles to break the saddle in. I am scheduled to ride the C&O Canal trail beginning around July 28...so from the time my saddle is supposed to arrive until I leave for my trip is basically 18 days. I figure the best I could do is to get maybe 100 miles in between its arrival and my trip.
Would it be better to simply wait until after my trip to put the saddle on the bike and begin breaking it in for my trip in March? Or if I can get 4-5 rides in for 100 miles or so should I be alright? I would rather not put it on and then have to trade it back out if I can help it.
- PJ