Originally Posted by Rabid Koala
[...] the only problem being that it transfers leather dye to the seat of my pants! My Gitane also does this to some extent. Other than getting darker pants, how does one avoid this problem??
I've heard the reason cycling shorts are traditionally black was because they don't show the dye that rubs off from the saddle. I have a B-17 that's only ever been treated with Proofide, has about 1000 miles on it, and still transfers dye to a white cloth rubbed on it. I have a feeling it may stop when the saddle is old and well worn but that'll be years. You might try one of the honey colored saddles. Unless you are wearing white pants, whatever dye comes off it is not likely to show as bad as black.