Originally Posted by
phughes
Who says it shouldn't be ridden in the rain? BY the way, the comparison between a horse saddle and a Brooks is not a good one. A horse saddle has material under it so the leather is not supporting the rider.
Ok. Post #4 above mentioned the thing about rain. But maybe it's just new saddles? Old ones are ok? fwiw, the Brooks site says that a soaked saddle shouldn't be ridden for long as it will deform your saddle, hence the rain covers they sell.
Curious though, why wouldn't the underside of these saddles have some sort of laminated or polyurethanish type coating (ie. just a thin barrier for keeping out water that wouldn't impact the leather's moldability or flexibility)?