Originally Posted by
wahoonc
I condition mine with Proofide. Slather a generous amount on the underside, and a fair bit on the topside. Set in a warm (not hot) place. Recoat the underside, wipe the topside off and ride, repeat once a year. As far as the tension goes, you are supposed to only need to give the tension bolt an 1/8th turn or so once a year at most. YMMV
+1 on this, except on top I've only put a thin layer (plus 25cent piece size small small amounts on the "sitbone" areas when I was getting tired of sore sitbones after 5 or 6 rides of an hour length)