I use a saddle cover. Um. The one Velo-Orange sells. I rode this past Saturday in a deluge for hours and not one drop leaked through.
Lynne F On Mar 16, 11:02 am, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey Jim, > > I'm not a leatherworker, but hey, I got an opinion. I'd be a bit wary > of putting shellac on my Brooks. Not saying it won't do the job > you're asking of it, but I don't think it's a long term solution. > Shellac finishes hard, while there is a lot of give and take movement > in a leather saddle. Not exactly a good match. Instead, I'd > recommend this silicon based product from the leather specialists. > > http://tinyurl.com/d547yc > > Personally, I use Obenauf's LP, and when it rains I throw on a saddle > bonnet with a plastic bag underneath. I don't care much for bonnets, > and still haven't found the perfect one, but they work best for me in > prolonging saddle life. In an effort to get rid of the under-bonnet > plastic bag, I've recently "seam sealed" the stitches on my bonnet > from RBW with some plain old tent seam sealer. Not enough rainy miles > yet to endorse this method, but I letcha know later... > > -Jay > Asheville, NC > > On Mar 16, 1:12 pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > So - I was pondering things on yesterday's ride. As the mist got a little > > rain-like, I watched the nose of my Brooks get increasingly damp. Got me to > > thinking... > > > "hmmm," I thinks. "There are three rivets on the nose of that saddle, and > > obviously, that's where the front of the thing is pinned together. It's > > also the front end of the hammock, so to speak. So, there's a good bit of > > stress in that. Now, as I'm riding along, my hams are covering the majority > > of the saddle, and I'm running fenders so there's no spray from below. But, > > it can't make sense to let the nose get all wet and soggy by means of > > forward motion. I wonder if shellacking the front inch or so of the saddle > > would help it resist rain a bit without damaging anything." > > > Which is pretty much the thought I've still got rattling around this > > morning. Anyone ever try it? Any cobblers or leatherworkers think it might > > make sense? Or should I just get some silicone spray? > > > - Jim > > > Oh! Pix from the loop > > -http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/sets/72157615330750584/ > > > -- > > Jim Edgar > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Workshops of the iBob's > > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > > "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. > > That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful reflective > > suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to > > see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." > > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac"- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
