Also, about the leather bartape and brooks saddle... the more I read about 'em the more nervous I get about moisture... I'm going to be riding whatever I get in all kinds of weather, and abusing the living hell out of it... is it going to be more trouble than it's worth to keep the leather looking nice? In the case of the saddle, if I have to ride 75 miles in the rain during my TA, is it going to sag and therefore give up the one advantage that brooks saddles have... extreme comfort?