Patrick Lamb <
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:> On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:50:44 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
:> <
[email protected]> wrote:
:> >Pat Lamb <
[email protected]> wrote:
:> >:> Finally, is all this necessary? Have you seen evidence (leather
:> >:> darkening) of water getting to the bottom of the saddle?
:> >
:> >I have no evidence...but I have been in hard rain storms. Are you
:> >suggesting I let it get all wet and then deal with the situation?
:> >Do you have a leather saddle and if so, how do you deal with this?
:>
:> Yes, I have a B-17. If you're protecting from the top, I think
:> you've got the worst of the situation under control. I've
:> occasionally got mine caught on the back of the car in the rain, and
:> more often got it caught under me in the rain. :/ The worst
:> soaking it's had yet was when the two grocery bags tore slightly
:> during a 5-hour trip, with
:> about 2 hours of rain. The bags weren't torn enough; they held the
:> water against the saddle for the last 2 hours home. The saddle dried
:> a couple of days, got another layer of Proofide and was no worse for
:> the wear.
I travel on Friday and wish to ride on both Saturday and Sunday. So I
really don't want to get there and find a wet saddle. I do use two bags and
wrap them tightly, and I have the saddle cover on under those.
:>
:> It's been a couple years since the bottom got Proofide. May be time
:> for more. But between fenders and tool pouch, the bottom's pretty
:> well protected.
I guess the tool pouch does offer protection, but I like to remove it to
lessen noise on the trip.
Perhaps I'm being overly cautious, but it is a nearly $200 saddle.
Thanks for the info.