I've broken in 2 Brooks. They feel like rocks to me when brand new. The first one took a couple hundred miles. It was my first Brooks and it's on my Homer Hilsen and it is the seat that has gotten my to where I say I will never ride anything else. The second one I broke in using Lon Haldeman's method, which can be found on his blog on his PAC Tour website. It involves soaking in warm water and massaging with mink oil, but it works great. One ten minute ride and it's broken in.
On Saturday, March 24, 2012 5:07:06 PM UTC-5, 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Yhag3q3t9eEJ. 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.
