Thanks for the tips, folks.
Based on your advice, I'll stick with my original plan and give it a light
rub of Obenauf's LP before wrapping, and then periodically afterward.
I also have some excellent waterproofing silicone cream if I think that is
necessary (Scarpa HS12
I've rubbed proofide and Obenauf's both on my Brooks leather tape,
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cqzbRssnOPg/UrGrAt9lxZI/BOU/bPrN9Epwxeo/s1600/bf7a9253-f8fc-4932-8ded-5809927cddc4.jpg
and prefer the way it responds to Obenaufs
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 7:59:12 AM UTC-6, Tim
On 12/18/2013 09:03 AM, Ron Mc wrote:
I've rubbed proofide and Obenauf's both on my Brooks leather tape,
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cqzbRssnOPg/UrGrAt9lxZI/BOU/bPrN9Epwxeo/s1600/bf7a9253-f8fc-4932-8ded-5809927cddc4.jpg
and prefer the way it responds to Obenaufs
How slippery
not slippery at all - it makes it much stickier
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 8:05:18 AM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 12/18/2013 09:03 AM, Ron Mc wrote:
I've rubbed proofide and Obenauf's both on my Brooks leather tape,
My only problem is discoloring. After two years or so it's looking less than
than. Not a darker worn look like a saddle but washed out almost grayish ..hmm
shoe polish then shellac to keep it from rubbing off.. J/king. Any ideas on
restoring it.
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Kelly, what have you used to keep it conditioned in these past two years?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 8:15:59 AM UTC-7, Kelly wrote:
My only problem is discoloring. After two years or so it's looking less
than than. Not a darker worn look like a saddle but washed
I also have some excellent waterproofing silicone cream if I think that is
necessary (Scarpa HS12
http://www.jackson-sports.com/en/Scarpa-HS12-Cream/m-160.aspx)
I've used a bit of this on my Brooks saddle and it helps the rain bead up.
My girlfriend's bike will be parked outside in
Deacon,
I kept it out of the rain on sunny days.. does that count as treatment. :)
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:21:12 AM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Kelly, what have you used to keep it conditioned in these past two years?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013
I rode mine 26 miles in the rain one day, and it's been on the back of the
truck in the rain many times. It's 3 years old and still dark brown.
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 4:17:41 PM UTC-6, Kelly wrote:
Deacon,
I kept it out of the rain on sunny days.. does that count as treatment. :)
Sure, Kelly. Grin. Though it doesn't help. I stopped using products with
silicon and other stuff because I found it interacted in various odd ways
with the leather over time. Now we just make our own with coconut oil and
bees wax. I'd suggest it may simply be very thirsty and that oiling it
Right. Same with my green tape.
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Kelly tkslee...@gmail.com wrote:
My only problem is discoloring. After two years or so it's looking less
than than. Not a darker worn look like a saddle but washed out almost
grayish ..hmm shoe polish then shellac to keep it
Thought I read somewhere that Brooks says don't put anything on it.
Someone else here can chime in who knows for sure.
I would think dressing it before putting it on would be a bad idea because
you want the grip of the tape adhesive to be perfect on the handlebar. I
would be afraid that
I use a lot of leather and care for it over the years, though I use cotton
tape on my bars. In my experience, properly oiled leather grips everything
better than dry leather, to itself, to steel, wood, hands, feet, whatever.
So you idea to pre-oil is sound. If I were installing those on my bars
Whatever you do...
don't pull too hard on the split section of the tape or it will separate.
Some of their lengths of tape are in two pieces.
Yes...sadly...Brooks doesn't have all the lengths as one piece, which I
think is unacceptable for the price they charge for them.
If it does
Great point about multiple pieces stitched together, Michael. In that case,
I would stretch each piece as if it were separate so the stitched area was
not stressed, and same for that spot when wrapping, just pulling it taught
without stretching that few inch area.
With abandon,
Patrick
On
I've had Brooks tape on my Bob Brown custom bike since I received it in the
Fall of 2007. It has held up very well. To the best of my recollection, I
don't think I have ever done anything to treat it - though I may have
smeared some Brooks Proofide on it at one time. I don't know if the
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