Leather is animal skin, yes. But the tanning process (Tannins bind to the collagen proteins in the hide and coat them causing them to become less water-soluble, and more resistant to bacterial attack.*) heating, stretching, shaping the skin into the shape of a saddle, then several ounces of waterproof goop applied to the surface and rubbed in, have combined to make your Brooks saddle nearly as inert and impermeable to air as any number of unnamed vinyl saddles. That's not to say that Brooks aren't great saddles for their intended uses. But to say they "breathe" defies logic.
*Wikipedia On Saturday, December 29, 2012 8:50:32 PM UTC-8, Garth wrote: > > Yes, leather breathes ! It is animal skin after all . it allows for > moisture to flow through it and heat dissipate. If it didn't an animal > would be "sealed" in their skin , so to speak .. lol. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/hcQN-dqFro4J. 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.
