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Brooks Saddles
There are many different opinions on what kind of saddle you should use. The most important element is comfort, and through some painful rides we’ve come to discover that leather saddles are the way to go! Its true that leather is heavy, it requires a break-in period, and it is not completely weather proof. However, if you’re going to be sitting down for an entire day on a seat, you’re going to want it to be as enjoyable as possible.
The reason why most bike tourists use leather saddles is the same reason why baseball players use leather gloves. Over time, it customizes itself to your rear-end. The leather is hard and tough at first, buy slowly you’ll work it in until you don’t even notice you’re sitting on a bike seat! They’re also incredibly durable, and will last you many many years.
Unlike a plastic saddle, a leather saddle is usually angled slightly backwards. Because the leather is slick, this forces you to slide backwards onto your sit bones, keeping pressure off your perineum and allowing your blood to circulate to where it needs to go, reducing numbness and saddle sores. You’ll see little indents on your bike seat after a few rides from where you sit bones have molded a place for themselves in the saddle.
Break-in time varies from person to person. Some people can never seem to get the saddle broken in, but this is most likely an artifact of the saddle not being adjusted correctly. For us, it takes about 100 miles of riding for it to get to the point of no discomfort whatsoever. This includes several treatments of proofide to work the leather in.
