GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
I'll have a look in the shed at the weekend....If anyone else has a Brooks spanner they wish to post away ....
Brookes saddle users - advice needed
- Thread starter Lien Sdrawde
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Lien Sdrawde
Über Member
- Location
- Mancunia (Ashton under Lyne)
Kestevan
Last of the Summer Winos
- Location
- Holmfirth.
[quote="GregCollins, post: 1738973, member: 5193"
soaked it again, in a bucket, stuck a tennis ball between the rails and the top, bound the sides into shape by winding some course hemp string round and round the whole length of the saddle from nose to the wide bit, tied it off, left it in the airing cupboard for a few days, took string off, removed ball, proofhide'd it. The wings were back vertical and were thus stiffening the while thing. Put a bit of tension in,comparing with another broken-in saddle all the time. took a lot more than the legendary 1/4 turn at which the pundits will tell you the saddle will self-destruct. Have ridden it plenty since. It's fine.[/quote]
Christ on a crutch, why not just buy a bloody saddle that doesn't self destruct when it gets wet? It's not like we live in a country renowned for the infrequency of rain or anything....
soaked it again, in a bucket, stuck a tennis ball between the rails and the top, bound the sides into shape by winding some course hemp string round and round the whole length of the saddle from nose to the wide bit, tied it off, left it in the airing cupboard for a few days, took string off, removed ball, proofhide'd it. The wings were back vertical and were thus stiffening the while thing. Put a bit of tension in,comparing with another broken-in saddle all the time. took a lot more than the legendary 1/4 turn at which the pundits will tell you the saddle will self-destruct. Have ridden it plenty since. It's fine.[/quote]
Christ on a crutch, why not just buy a bloody saddle that doesn't self destruct when it gets wet? It's not like we live in a country renowned for the infrequency of rain or anything....
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Kestevan
Last of the Summer Winos
- Location
- Holmfirth.
Ahh, what you need is obviously the Sheldon Brown "REAL MAN" saddle 
http://sheldonbrown.com/real-man.html
Personally, I'll stick with a Charge Spoon, but YAMV*
* Your Arse May Vary
http://sheldonbrown.com/real-man.html
Personally, I'll stick with a Charge Spoon, but YAMV*
* Your Arse May Vary
Davidc
Guru
- Location
- Somerset UK
Ahh, what you need is obviously the Sheldon Brown "REAL MAN" saddle
http://sheldonbrown.com/real-man.html
Personally, I'll stick with a Charge Spoon, but YAMV*
* Your Arse May Vary
I have one of those on my tourer while the Brooks is temporarily off. Very good it is, but I start to notice that my backside is not as comfortable as usual after 20 miles, and after 30 I'm longing for my Brooks to return!
Anyone got a suggestion as to how to get that paint off the leather?
Scilly Suffolk
Über Member
If you can't remove it, couldn't you camouflage it?
Davidc
Guru
- Location
- Somerset UK
I think it would be better than trying to scrape the stuff off. I presume that the paint is ordinary gloss, and from the colour density I'd guess its one coat.
It's only a cosmetic problem, but I'd rather get rid fo it
Belfastox
Regular
- Location
- Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
Or you paint the whole saddle white.........
Scilly Suffolk
Über Member
White spirit on a cotton bud: you should be able to take the top of it enough for black boot polish to disguise it.
Moodyman
Legendary Member
Just ride it. Surely the constant thigh rub will wear it off. Keep riding
