Originally Posted by
bbattle
Use some mink oil, or neatsfoot oil, or some similar product on the underside to rejuvenate the leather. Be generous and rub it in well, then let it sit overnight. You can rub some on top, too. Proofide works great but it's not cheap; neutral shoe polish should do the trick.
I googled neatsfoot oil to find out a bit more about it, and came up with this link:
http://www.davidmorgan.com/leathercare.html
Interesting angle to the "what product should I use for my leather saddle" debate.
Also, I posed the same question as the OP a while back, and good answers (courtesy of Lotek) can be found halfway down the second page of this thread:
http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php...eather+saddles