Timeline for Does the Brooks Cambium C17 Saddle rub off?
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| Oct 19, 2015 at 8:18 | answer | added | MNRC | timeline score: 3 | |
| Sep 8, 2014 at 14:45 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackBicycles/status/508989415197130752 | ||
| Aug 4, 2014 at 15:48 | comment | added | Benzo | Have you treated your leather brooks with proofide? That should help seal the leather a bit, so it's less affected by moisture and sweat. I am sure to treat mine a couple times a year, a bit more if it seems dry or damaged. | |
| Aug 2, 2014 at 5:56 | vote | accept | veloursnebel | ||
| Aug 1, 2014 at 2:55 | comment | added | Batman | I don't think the Cambium's cotton would like rain - for a rain bike id either use a cover or more likely somethign like my specialized riva road. | |
| Jul 31, 2014 at 19:51 | comment | added | Rider_X | @Batman - I think the point of the Cambium is that it should be more hardy to long rides in the rain. My poor leather Brooks takes a beating on some of my more rainy commute dates. | |
| Jul 31, 2014 at 17:50 | answer | added | Benzo | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 26, 2014 at 15:18 | comment | added | Batman | Presumably your bike shop will sell you one and let you return it after a week for a good test ride? | |
| Jul 26, 2014 at 14:15 | comment | added | veloursnebel | Unfortunately I didn't read about this fact of leather saddles and the sales person didn't mention it either. I like the Cambium because it uses the same technique like a leather saddle (at least it is as hammock as the leather saddle is) but without rubbing off. But I don't know for sure if it actually doesn't rub off. | |
| Jul 26, 2014 at 12:37 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Yes, I've had this with other leather seats and light-colored shorts. This is one reason why cycling shorts are black. Dunno about the Cambium -- perhaps Brooks felt their clientele would not like it unless it rubbed off like leather. | |
| Jul 26, 2014 at 7:40 | comment | added | Batman | Thats the way leather saddles are - they stain clothes (see sheldonbrown.com/leather.html, for example). The Cambium C17 is a non-leather saddle so I would expect it to be free from this behavior (though i dont see the point of this saddle given its price). | |
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| Jul 26, 2014 at 5:11 | history | asked | veloursnebel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |