All this talk about soaking leather saddles reminds me of how my Brooks Pro saddle on my dear old Raleigh Pro Mark IV got broken-in: I was caught in a thunderstorm at the Arkansas State Road Racing Championships (I think it was 1977) and my still-new saddle got soaked along with the rest of me. I finished the race "soggy". When it dried it was perfectly shaped to my behind. That Brooks was the most comfortable saddle I've ever owned. I wish I still had it.
Steve Whitting
Prairieville, Louisiana USA
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