Originally Posted by froze
Also for the poster that mentioned the water soaking...DO NOT DO THIS; this will ruin your saddle and Brooks does not recommend that either, in fact they will void your warranty if you do or use anything else other then Proofide or from what they told you do. I think Brooks has been making their saddle for over 100 years...do any of you think that possibly just possibly they know more about their leather bicycle saddles then any of you do? DISCLAIMER: you have the right to do what ever you want to your Brooks saddle...but just remember, Brooks also has the right to refuse your warranty claim.
Yes I know. I was trying to make the point that IF you get it wet then it WILL stretch like a b*st*rd. Sorry if I offended you by inadvertently hinting that Brooks might not be omniscient.