I understand the importance of the saddle and have read many posts about Brooks love and so on. I assume leather shouldn’t be soaked or should be cared for afterwards, and neither of those things seems possible when in rain on a trip. And I’m disinclined to buy a seat I need to cover with a plastic bag. Do advocates of the B17 just let the saddle get soaked? Do they need to manage/pamper it?
i don’t understand what the issue is with putting a shower cap on it in the rain to protect it. When you’re on the bike your butt covers the saddle so no shower cap necessary. (Likely) You lock your always, why not protect your saddle once in a great while with a shower cap? Maybe some saddle wax once a year? Takes 5 minutes. Na, takes 3. Anyhow, I have 4 of them in my stable. My tour across Canada 72 days maybe 3 times covered. My tour to the Arctic 35 days covered 4-5 times. Big deal.
I don’t think I pamper it.