Not long enuf!
I still have the Unica Nylon no leather saddle I put on a bike in 1960 and
have ridden since on all the various machines I've had..
It's still my favorite saddle.
I've had very comfortable Brooks in the '50's but the nicest leather saddle
I rode was a Lohmann German saddle..
We didn't have many Ideales in the Chicago area in '40/50's but my
Motorpace/ Stayer/Steher saddle in '58/50/60 was an Ideale and it was just
fine, comfortable, and never made me sore or showed any wear.
Sometimes it's the piece of hide used and how it forms to fit your derriere.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
now.
I think Tom has got a very good point here, a stone with a hole drilled in it sound much better than a Brooks Pro any day of the week.
Tom, your wisdom is unquestioned in my book.
I have always thrown out (read:given/sold to somebody else) those Brooks pro, etc. saddles.
Unica Saddle rider since 1973 and I haven't looked back, (thats a long freakin time). Nels Cone Seattle WA
BTW, when those other boat anchors somewhat disquised as saddles (i.e.,
Turbos) came out, had to give them the boot as well. Unicas and my butt
bones must be the same astrological sign or something similar.
> From: tesanders@comcast.net
> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 17:30:51 -0400
> Subject: [CR] Someone recently asked about breaking in a recalcitrant
> Brooks saddle. Here is an Oldie But Goodie method from years gone by
>
> Step by step instructions of "How to Soften a Brooks Saddle" - taken > from a British
> cycling club magazine.
>
> 1. Take saddle and a large stone.
> 2. Place both saddle and stone in a large saucepan.
> 3. Fill with water.
> 4. Bring to boil.
> 5. Simmer for 6 hours.
> 6. Pour water away.
> 7. Throw saddle away.
> 8. Drill hole in stone and fix to seatpost.
>
> Tom Sanders
>
> Lansing, MI USA