Originally Posted by
jlafitte
Not meaning to offend, but while your theory is convincingly presented, it is not borne out by experience. We're talking about exposure to rain for potentially tens of hours, the whole time under pressure of 100, 200 lbs or more. Try it yourself on a rainy 400k and see how it goes.
I have stated, I am new to leather bike saddles, however, I have used leather in other outdoor applications and have confidence. I think your examples are less than the 1% of extreme users (10 of hours, 400k), but never the less, I'm interested in your opinion.