Originally Posted by
BMC_Kid
I guess I need to get with times... In the trash the Brooks goes!
My reply started with "hopefully not the same sorta stuff." And I would hope that Brooks leather isn't nearly as thick as their microfiber. This Is my hope for all humanity.
Originally Posted by
smd4
But...it’s not leather.
I'm reminded of the one time I did buy leather tape for the bike that got me back into road cycling over a dozen years ago. This is before I had ever overhauled a bike. I found a one-man "expert" shop that was going to fully overhaul my french bike, rebuild the wheels, and make some upgrades. He was being incredibly slow, so I decided to stop by his shop one day. Surprisingly to me, he was actually working on my bike, taping the bars with the leather that I bought. But I couldn't believe, in plain sight, he was working with a bit of grease on his hands. Unlike with Fizik, it's really hard to remove a stain on leather like that. It got worse, but I'll spare you. Not only did I learn my lesson about leather, I learned that I absolutely needed to do every single bit of the work myself.