in 20 years of cycling, this is my favorite thread of all time. whatever
happened to smell o vision? or pu tube?
On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 10:31:03 PM UTC-7, John P. in SF wrote:
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> Apologies for cross-posting, to SFR members
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> I recently purchased a fine used Brooks B-17 saddle from a '
I should have added that "odor removal" will just be eliminating the final
product of a potential process in play given the potential processes at
work on that saddle.
Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh
On Friday, August 28, 2020 at 5:04:31 PM UTC-4, ascpgh wrote:
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> The saddle's previous owner may hav
The saddle's previous owner may have used some home brewed leather poultice
whose fats are rancidifying. Oxidative and hydrolytic processes are the
usual manners producing objectionable aromas, butyric acids from the
former, aldehydes or ketones from the latter. Proofhide and Obenauf's must
inc
I use a leather cream with beeswax for my saddles and not proofride. The
beeswax in the cream should help remove it.
Wax both the top and inside of the saddle
Gustavo
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> On Aug 27, 2020, at 11:08 PM, Joseph Tousignant
> wrote:
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> Well that stinks! (sorry, couldn't re
I would say if cleaning the surface doesn’t suffice, put 1/4 to 1/2 cup
diatomaceous earth in a small cloth bag, hang it off the saddle rails and
wrap the whole thing in a plastic bag to let it absorb. You might get away
with just powdering it, but it might cling to the leather.
On Thursday, A
Well that stinks! (sorry, couldn't resist :-)
Seriously though, liberally rubbing in some Brooks Proofhide on the top
may loosen much of the offending molecules and offending olfactory
updrafts. Wait an hour or so and wipe off as much as you can with several
paper towels. Hopefully much of