Re: [CR]Resurrecting Leather Saddles

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:35:39 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Resurrecting Leather Saddles
References: <419D452E.3000305@erols.com>


Harvey Sachs wrote:
>
> I've told the tale before, so will be quick. I once had a fully splayed saddle. ON a whim, I wrapped it with a 1" wide nylon strap, and threw it in a bucket of water for a month or two. Think I had put neats foot oil on one side or the other, but not sure. When I took it out, had nice form again, and nice shallow imprint of the strap weave.

I've use the bucket of water trick. I had one saddle that disintegrated in the water in one hour.