Originally Posted by
ajmstilt
I've been wanting one for a while now. But did i hear correctly you can't let them get wet? I'm an all weather commuter and that would be a deal breaker for me...
I have brooks B-17 saddles on my two bikes, one has 9000 miles on it, the other has 2500 on it. The new one is on a bike which I ride only in good weather, the other is my daily commuter. I am not an 'all weather' commuter, but my window in which I do commute is probably wider than an 'all weather' in Northern California (I don't ride when there is a lot of ice on the road, or if the temp is much below 0F, I also don't like riding in electrical storms, but rain, light snow, fog etc don't stop me). I keep brooks 'proofride' on the saddle to protect it from moisture, and I try not to leave the bike outside in bad weather without covering the saddle (I do keep a shower cap in my bike bag). I am sure that there are saddles which are more impervious to weather, but the brooks is not super delicate. Given how long they last, I don't consider them expensive either. I spend far more on chains, brake pads, cassettes and chainrings than I do on saddles.