Hi Roberta, not too concerned, but wet saddles stretch a bit while they're wet and loaded. Here's a B17 Select that's been high-mileage through 4 south Texas summers, and you can see it's not sagging and hasn't ridged - it started off the color of the new Swallow Select on the right.
<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/International/06d11a80-d5d6-4d92-919b-533629a347c3.jpg> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/a1aP1100005.jpg> Here's a B17 Standard that both sagged and ridged on me, even that you can solve with lacing and get a few more seasons. <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/aP7220013.jpg> The stretch bolt on B17s seems to promote ridging - a high narrow crown in the back of the saddle - use stretch bolt sparingly on these. Swallows take really well to the stretch bolt - I have a high-mileage Swallow that every time I tighten the stretch bolt, I like the saddle better. <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Lenton%20GP/aaP6160002.jpg> I give the top of all my saddles one good Obenauff's treatment, where I use a blow drier to melt the Obenauff's and let the saddle absorb it. Then I just use it occasionally after that. When my saddles are dry, I buff them well. On Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 6:25:46 PM UTC-5, REC wrote: > > > "they're probably going to get enough water with sweat. " > > Is sweat something to be concerned with an untreated saddle? Currently, > my saddle is untreated. > > > > Broccoli Cog--not that I'm an expert, as I've had my brooks (B-17) for 2 > months--150 miles. I was a little sore after my first ride, fine since > then. Still, every time I get on I think "this is so hard, how can it be > comfortable?" Yet, it is. > > Roberta > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
