Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Another thing is it's not only the saddle which needs to be broken in. Your butt also has to be broken in for use on this saddle. You need to know if that is possible before your tour.
Absolutely! If anything, “breaking in a Brooks” is more about the rider than what the saddle does. I have Brooks saddles with nearly 20,000 miles on them that look the same as they did when they came out of the box. The one on the left is newish with only about 200 miles on it. The one on the right has roughly 15 years and 20,000 miles on it. Note that it has
no dimples. You could hardly tell it was ridden except for a broken frame (since fixed)
For me, I’ve never had a “break in” period on any Brooks. They are comfortable out of the box. But I find that with any good stiff saddle, plastic or leather.