I've yet to ride mine in the humid Virginia summer. My break in miles--several thousand--have all been in the fall, winter, and early spring. As hot and humid as our summers can get it that might just do it. The saddle also just might not be the one for me.
Best wishes, Christian On May 4, 3:28 pm, omnigrid <[email protected]> wrote: > ...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.
