"Patrick Herring" wrote in message The point about
Brooks saddles, in case the OP was wondering, is that
they /are/ hard, relatively, but the leather gets to be shaped exactly
right which gives you a much more even pressure across the said
geometry, which is much more comfortable on long rides and just
generally. You have to look after the leather though.


I neglected mine badly for its whole life (20+ years) and it basically
survived OK. Although it didn't in all honesty get a huge amount of miles on
it for the last 15 of those years. The bike even sat idle outside for a
year, to the extent that I had to cut the plants off it when I moved. I've
had to clean mould off the saddle more than once as well. This obviously
isn't to be taken as a recommendation on how to treat Brooks saddles, but
just an indication that they're not that delicate.

I've now bought a brand spanking titanium one for my new bike which I intend
to look after rather better !

Hywel