If you're more concerned about upkeep on your other saddles now, then "saddle has only gotten wet from rain a few times" needs to be addressed: Leather saddles are not intended to be rained on. The combination of a cover, plus fenders or some other way to protect the underside, are required to keep your Brookses in nice condition if you ride in the rain. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Saturday, January 4, 2014 1:09:40 PM UTC-8, MikeC wrote: > Attached are photos of my 60 cm Sam Hilborne with a Brooks B17 with about > 12,000 mi, 10,000 of which were acquired while on the Hilborne. The leather > has taken a real beating. Since the saddle has only gotten wet from rain a > few times, I attribute it to sweat. I have used Proofhide sparingly (twice > a year). Since this is my oldest Brooks and the first that is showing this > type of deterioration, I'm not sure if this is normal with this kind of > mileage. > > I'm looking for advice on how to treat it from here on out. Should I have > applied Proofhide more frequently, less often, do I just ride on, or will > it soon reach the end of it's life. At this point I'm more concerned with > properly treating my other saddles that are still looking good. > > Thanks, > > -Mike > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
