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As recommended by Brooks, one should apply several doses of proof hide during the break-in period, and every 3-6 months thereafter. I don't have any proof hide. Should I hold of riding this saddle until I get some? Has anyone ridden one without ever using the proof hide? Just wondering. Peace.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Proof Hide??
As recommended by Brooks, one should apply several doses of proof hide during the break-in period, and every 3-6 months thereafter. I don't have any proof hide. Should I hold of riding this saddle until I get some? Has anyone ridden one without ever using the proof hide? Just wondering. Peace.
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I've never tried a Brooks saddle yet! I suppose it's in my future though. What's your opinion?
I have some proofride if you want to use it. Maybe swing by for a coffee with your saddle and we'll apply the proofride while we enjoy some java!
I put it on once at the start and then at the begining and end of each season.
Sweet! I want one for my commuter bike.
I forgot to put proofhide on one of mine when I got it and it didn't really seem to make any difference. I usually proofhide the saddles when the honey colour starts wearing thin - around the nose is where it generally goes first.
Something I found this year is that proofhide can go rancid, so I'd recommend buying just one of the small tins. I believe Norco carry Brooks stuff now so pretty much any bike shop should be able to get it.
I couldn't figure out why you were all calling it the wrong name and then I find out I was also using the wrong spelling. It is called Proofide.
http://www.wallbike.com/content/proofide.html
Good to know it can go bad...wonder if I should be storing it in the fridge? I have a small tin and have barely made a dent in it with 3 saddles for a couple years.
Good catch, Vik, I was trying to think why it didn't look right when I was typing it but couldn't be bothered to go look at my tin!
The tin I have that went off is about 3 years old and was kept in my office, which can get pretty warm in the summer. I guess keeping it in the fridge would help but the flip side is it wouldn't spread too well. It's quite obvious it's gone off - instead of the citronella-esque smell it smells like tainted paraffin wax. It still seemed to work OK on my beater saddle, though - and since I wear rain pants on it most of the time I'm not massively worried about the smell! :-)
Well thanks for the tip. I think I'll chuck my Proofide in the fridge. At the rate I'm using it I'll still have the same tin in 2020!
Besides I use a hair dryer or place the saddle in a sunny spot when I apply the stuff to get it to soak in more easily. Starting off a little colder shouldn't have any significant impact on the process.
It is far more important not to have a rancid smelling butt!....=-)
Vik, thanks for the offer, that'd be great. Good coffee, and bike saddles, what more could one ask for?
Steve, thank you so much for the info. I certainly appreciate what I've learned here.
BTW, sorry for leading yal astray with the spelling, I've never been much of a spelr. ha, ha.
Cheers.
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