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I would not put 2 coats of neetsfoot oil in 2 weeks. be careful as you don't want to over saturate it. It will get too soft and turn into a hammock and start sagging. Id stick to one coat proofide. Brooks are supposed to feel stiff to teh touch but after 500 miles of riding they will contour to your bones and not rub you the wrong way. I got a few brooks. old b17 narrow, swift ti, b66. and the swift broke in nicely.

also sumo you might want to tilt your nose up a little so you dont slide forward. not too much so you dont hurt the boys. I find the B17 standard too wide.

the way I do it is proofide a new saddle once underneath and on top and let dry for 24 hours. buff the top but not the underneath. 6 month later one thin coat. thats it.

I have a few concor saddles on my other bikes and they are way more painful then the brooks.

I've got a b17 champion special, I though i'd try it for a week and if i didn't get on with it i'd do a coat of Neatsfoot oil and try again, after that week i didn't even think about the saddle when i was on the bike.
took a bit of tweaking to the get the position right though