[RC] Protection of leather saddle in bad weather - Pvan19
I use Gaston Mercier saddles - the leather is basically treated for life so
I only clean it with glycerine soap maybe three times a year. And we do live in
a rainy part of France!
the other advantage is that you don't need to break your saddle in - it's
supple right from the start
can't think why other endurance saddle manufacturers don't use this
type of leather !
Major progress has been made in leather treatments over the past few years
- the Mirapel tm treatment for example from Pittards in the UK that's used on
the leather boots we sell here in France - the leather is completely waterproof,
breathable, stays supple no matter how wet it gets and requires hardly any
conditioning - we've tested this in very muddy conditions for over 5 years and
it's amazing!
Now have loads of space in cupboards too as have given away all my bottles
of neatsfoot oil, conditoner, leatherbalsam, ... great!
