No experience with that type of wear, but the worn area looks like it lines up with the edge of the nose-piece. Does the leather change shape in this area as well? Maybe a side pic would help. I know when I ride in the winter, my saddle feels not as comfortable as in warmer temps. 'Brittle' isn't an accurate term, but it's the best I can think of. So, maybe weather related? IMO, tensioning a saddle doesn't necessarily wear it out faster if it's done only when needed and doesn't tighten the leather back to its original hardness. Definitely add some leather treatment on the top spots. Check the underside for wear. Maybe it's a good time to give the underside a full treatment as well. David Chicago
On Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 9:48:25 AM UTC-6, Mark Reimer wrote: > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qg2Chg83Sas/VuBFwwsSGsI/AAAAAAAAPxk/YX6A5wXPcTY/s1600/File_002%2B%25282%2529.jpeg> > I've been riding a Brooks B17 Special since I got my Atlantis, which was > about 1.5 years ago. I applied proofide when I bought it. Over time I've > developed this weird 'snake bite' pattern right above the metal nose piece. > I just emailed Brooks and they indicated it was 'in desperate and immediate > need of tensioning', which I find odd. The saddle still has the shape it > had when new. It's not sagging or a hammock like some very old and worn > saddles. I was under the impression tensioning these saddles unnecessarily > could lead to premature failure. 1.5 years seems pretty early. Anyone else > have this problem? I'm going to follow their advice, but thought it was > weird. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
