...sounds like an easy way to ruin your $200 saddle. my berthoud was hard but comfortable out of the box. besides a small amount of brooks proofide on the underside to protect from drying out, butt-sweat + miles is the only treatment that I use. no problems at all or need to "break-in" the saddle (aka premature wear of the leather).
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > > On May 3, 9:16 am, newenglandbike <[email protected]> wrote: > > This may be blasphemy to some, but you might try to get the saddle > > wet, or just damp, and then go for a ride. ... > > Lon Haldeman has written about a break-in process for B-17s that > involves soaking the saddle in hot water and then applying mink oil. > More here: > > http://pactour.blogspot.com/2011/01/breaking-in-leather-saddle.html > > ~Bill > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
