Originally Posted by
D1andonlyDman
I just picked up a really nice condition used Ideale 90 from a local CL seller for the bargain price of $50. Gave it a couple of drenchings with Lexol over the past several days, and mounted it on my Tommasini (replacing a beautifully broken-in Ideale 80 which needed the tension bolt tightened about 1/4", and which I'm going to mount on my Paramount PDG Series 7, instead of the Fizik Antares that's on there now). In the past couple of days, I've put about 40 miles on the Ideale 90 and it's already comfortable.
Go easy with the leather treatments, as too much will ruin your saddle (which sounds like what might have happened with your mod. 80 saddle). If the top of your saddle is marked «rodée main selon D. Rebour» it was pre-softened and treated at the factory and shouldn't require anything extensive, maybe just a judicious application of SnoSeal or Proofide once or twice a year.
