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Old 04-17-08 | 08:17 AM
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Bikes: 1983 Dawes Galaxy, 2006 Raleigh Airlite, 1982 Sun Solo (fixed)

Originally Posted by captsven
My only question/issue is what do you do when it rains? I ride in the rain and I do not want to **** up the saddle. Do I need to do something special to it? I do have Proofhide frmo the previous saddle.
Originally Posted by bonechilling
Just make sure to Proofhide the bottom of the saddle, too. If you ride in the rain, I wouldn't worry about it. Your ass is on top, and should keep it reasonably dry, and the Proofhide on the bottom should do the same thing. If you're locking up in the rain, wrap a plastic bag around the saddle.
+1 to this, but I've never proofhided mine and have ridden it in the rain 2 or 3 times, and it is OK still, but I think it had been proofhided before I got it (second hand)
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Originally Posted by cc700
i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
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