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07-09-05, 08:52 AM
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Brooks is not a 'religion' for me. I have one. I love it. I just did 3800 miles on it. If it had sucked I would have swapped it about 3500 miles ago, Brooks or not. I had to use hydrocortozone on two days out of 50 because of chaffing, and both were 100+ mile days.
That said, none of my various riding partners had to worry about their saddles getting wet, and I had to be very careful when I was in KY and VA because it rained a lot. That was kind of a pain. The Caradace saddle cover that I got did a good job of keeping the saddle dry, but is made of a material that got very uncomfortable after about 5-10 miles of riding.
That said, none of my various riding partners had to worry about their saddles getting wet, and I had to be very careful when I was in KY and VA because it rained a lot. That was kind of a pain. The Caradace saddle cover that I got did a good job of keeping the saddle dry, but is made of a material that got very uncomfortable after about 5-10 miles of riding.
07-09-05, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by abbub
The Caradace saddle cover that I got did a good job of keeping the saddle dry, but is made of a material that got very uncomfortable after about 5-10 miles of riding.
I agree about the Carradice cover - its too complicated for its own good. I like the Selle Italia cover. Wallbike.com use to have them, but I can't find them on their web site now..
