At 9:02 PM -0700 6/16/09, r cielec wrote:
>Ahoy !
>
>Since leather saddles conform uniquely to the rider, does it make
>sense to purchase a used saddle that is shaped to the previous owner
>?
Most of us aren't that unique... and leather will reshape itself to make up the differences. My most comfortable saddle is at least 10 years older than I am, and perhaps even did PBP in 1954.
Jan Heine
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