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My saddle is a Brooks B-17. I have found my saddle. Knowing a bit about leather I have it oiled up regularly with neatsfoot oil. That and the combination of shammy cream that has ended up on it has turned it from the tan of new leather to a shiny brown of used leather quite rapidly. Every time I get on that seat I am grateful for how it feels. It just fits my but right and the flexibilty of it works well for me. Saddles are personal so all I will say further is that I finally found the saddle that saves my butt from pain.

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The comfort from BROOKS leather is not from the oil soaked hammock effect you have created in a very short time by destroying the leather.


BROOKS saddles are made from fine leather and should be treated like fine leather not like engineering boots (http://www.stompersboots.com/gtwy_engineer-3.php).

BROOKS saddles are vegetable tanned - Google it and you will find out why Brooks recommends using only PROOFIDE for maintenance of Brooks saddles:

Citrus Heights.

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I won't argue the shifting. There are too many varibles invovled.

I will, however, state that I am not destroying my leather using neatsfoot oil on it. Like any manufacturer, they want you to use their stuff to take care of their product. It's normally a mixture of commodity ingredients sold in a small container for a high price.

You state information in a way that implies there is only one proper way to treat a leather saddle. I suggest you don't know much about the history of use of leather. For example almost all leather is vegatable tanned nowadays for one important reason: it's an environementally friendly way of tanning leather. If I were to spend big money on a premium western saddle I would want cromium-tanned leather because it produces a tougher, longer-lasting leather.

For an excellent introduction into leather go to this link:
http://amol.org.au/recollections/2/2/03.htm

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