FWIW,
The old Cyclopedia catalog recommended SnoSeal for the Brooks and Ideale saddles they sold...
Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ USA
On 3/7/07, Ken Freeman <freesound@comcast.net> wrote:
> Ok, here are some prejudices, since I don't do much to saddles to make them
> work:
>
> If the sagging of an expensive and critical component, a favorite saddle, is
> a risk, why would you take it if you don't have to? In other words, why
> would you use anything other than what Brooks recommended as a dressing on a
> Brooks saddle? That means use Proofide, not neatsfoot, Snoseal, Snow Proof,
> motor oil, Wesson oil, or anything else.
>
> If the saddle as new does not have adequate comfort, you really shouldn't
> ride it for "ever" to force it to break in. If the shape or dimensions are
> wrong for you, break=in won't change that, and softening is just likely to
> move the pressure points to places you don't want tthem, like the perineum
> rather than the ischial tuberosities.
>
> End of prejudicial rant!
>
> Ken Freeman
> Ann Arbor, MI USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of bruce thomson
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 2:11 AM
> To: hsachs@alumni.rice.edu; Classic Rendezvous
> Subject: Re: [CR]Snow Proof on leather saddles?
>
> Harvey: I have used another product that seems to work better than most I
> have tried on all my leather products. Its Skidmores Leather Cream. I have
> used this for many projects and on some darned good leather saddles. Its
> not greasy or slick and is not soggy like Neatsfoot Oil. It has a good
> reputation and if I said that I used it on my cowboy boots would you think
> less of me? O.K. I use it on my Detto and Vittoria shoes. BT
>
> Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net> wrote:
> Please share your wisdom with the list if you have long-term experience
> using Snow Proof (brand) on quality leather saddles, as an alternative to or
> in addition to things like Brooks Prooofhide. some seem to think it is the
> best thing ever, and others that it breaks down the leather and ruins the
> saddle. Heck, if yoyu don't have experience, prejudices and urban legends
> are a close second. :-)
>
> thanks
>
> harvey "aren't tomatos poisonous?" sachs McLean Va
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