Originally Posted by crtreedude
The statements like "Don't ride them soaked" cause me concern. Frequently I will get caught in a tropical downpour while riding. I am not going to stop and EVERYTHING will be soaked in a minute or less, fenders or no fenders. It is like riding in a waterfall. I ride rain or shine and since the rain is warm, it doesn't bother me.
Something like what is mentioned in the review below might work in conjunction with proofide treatments, you could leave it on all the time unless you are certain its not going to rain. From what I've read, I don't think its bad anyways if a Brooks gets wet on occasion, so long as you don't ride them soaked, which would stretch them out.
Leather saddles are great until you need to leave your bike out in the rain. The natural leather doesn't deal well with getting wet and you can quickly damage your saddle by repeatedly getting it wet and riding on it. There are a number of Brooks-compatible saddle covers on the market but this one from Truant Designs has a nicer design than any other saddle cover that I've used or looked at.
http://www.phred.org/~alex/bikes/tru...dle-cover.html
Here is the manufacturers web site, they come in colors other then pink
http://www.truantdesigns.com/Seat%20Covers.htm
There might be better products, the reviewer rides with the cover on, but said that the cover isn't designed for riding. But that is just one that came up in a google search. Maybe some posters have better suggestions. Of course a plastic bag would work too while riding, might be kind of slippery though?