Re: [CR]To dye a saddle...

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To: questor@cinci.rr.com
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:08:34 -0800
Subject: Re: [CR]To dye a saddle...
From: Mark A. Perkins <bicyclemark@juno.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:03:16 -0500 "Steve Neago" <questor@cinci.rr.com> writes:
> Question: will re-dyeing the leather cause run-off of the dye onto clothes
> after the saddle is dry? I wonder how durable the stain retains its color
> under riding conditions... If the dye "runs", you may only be able to wear
> black shorts with re-dyed saddles!
>
> Regards, Steve Neago
> Cincinnati, OH

That's why the rules used to say you had to wear black shorts. Because of the black dye did get into your clothes. I had many a pair of jeans that had the stained butt back then. Didn't use my good cycling shorts around town.

"Bicycle Mark" Perkins Fresno Cycling Club - Historian Fresno, California, U.S.A.

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