seat cover for rain?

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bugbear wrote:
> I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,
> and nowhere (under cover) at work to store it :-(
>
> I like my saddle, and would like
> to both keep it, and keep it in good condition.
>
> I presently use the hallowed technique
> of a carrier bag, tied under the seat by its
> handles.
>
> This works OK, but the carrier bags only
> last around 2-3 weeks, before the handles fall
> off.

A carrier bag has the bonus of making your bike look tatty, thus less
attractive to tea leaves.

> In any case, it's never very secure, and the bag
> has come off in high winds.

No bag or pocket to put it in?

> Does any have a recommendation for
> a better leather-seat-rain-protector?

Shower cap.

~PB

I scribbled:
>> In any case, it's never very secure, and the bag
>> has come off in high winds.
>
> No bag or pocket to put it in?

Please ignore that. (You must mean it comes off when covering the saddle).

~PB

I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,
and nowhere (under cover) at work to store it :-(

I like my saddle, and would like
to both keep it, and keep it in good condition.

I presently use the hallowed technique
of a carrier bag, tied under the seat by its
handles.

This works OK, but the carrier bags only
last around 2-3 weeks, before the handles fall
off.

In any case, it's never very secure, and the bag
has come off in high winds.

Does any have a recommendation for
a better leather-seat-rain-protector?

In my mind I'm half seeing something "drawstringy"
that encloses the saddle (as opposed
to the carrier bag which just kind of sits there)

BugBear

"bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote in message
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>I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,
> and nowhere (under cover) at work to store it :-(
>
> I like my saddle, and would like
> to both keep it, and keep it in good condition.
>
> I presently use the hallowed technique
> of a carrier bag, tied under the seat by its
> handles.
>
> This works OK, but the carrier bags only
> last around 2-3 weeks, before the handles fall
> off.
>
> In any case, it's never very secure, and the bag
> has come off in high winds.
>
> Does any have a recommendation for
> a better leather-seat-rain-protector?
>
> In my mind I'm half seeing something "drawstringy"
> that encloses the saddle (as opposed
> to the carrier bag which just kind of sits there)
>
> BugBear

Problem is that anything drawstrinny is likely to be fabric that may not be
waterproof or if it is costs too buch.

Why not get an old rain coat (cogoul) and knock something up.

You could also gets a re-usable cable tie and continue to use the carrier.

Dave

> Shower cap.
Is the right answer. Look in Boots, ever so cheap.

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bugbear wrote:
> I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,
> and nowhere (under cover) at work to store it :-(
>
> I like my saddle, and would like
> to both keep it, and keep it in good condition.
>
....
>
> Does any have a recommendation for
> a better leather-seat-rain-protector?
>
> In my mind I'm half seeing something "drawstringy"
> that encloses the saddle (as opposed
> to the carrier bag which just kind of sits there)
>
> BugBear

Brooks do one
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11678

Steve C wrote:
> Brooks do one
> http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11678

Hmm. I note that of the 3 features, one "feature" is

" Printed Brooks logo "

;-)

Looks like a decent cover though. Thanks.

BugBear

in article dOOdnb7WU-NdqcTVnZ2dnUVZ8t3inZ2d@posted.plusnet, bugbear at
bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim wrote on 18/6/08 17:16:

> Steve C wrote:
>> Brooks do one
>> http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11678
>
> Hmm. I note that of the 3 features, one "feature" is
>
> " Printed Brooks logo "
>
> ;-)
>
> Looks like a decent cover though. Thanks.
>
> BugBear


I was just about to recommend the same Brooks one. I have one, and it is
quite nice, and does the job very well.

I'm not entirely sure whether the velcro loop it so keep the cover on when
in use (it also has an elastic drawstring that does this perfectly well), or
for attaching it somewhere while not in use.

Steve C wrote:
> bugbear wrote:
>> I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,
>> and nowhere (under cover) at work to store it :-(
>>
>> I like my saddle, and would like
>> to both keep it, and keep it in good condition.
>>
> ...
>>
>> Does any have a recommendation for
>> a better leather-seat-rain-protector?
>>
>> In my mind I'm half seeing something "drawstringy"
>> that encloses the saddle (as opposed
>> to the carrier bag which just kind of sits there)
>>
>> BugBear
>
> Brooks do one
> http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11678
How did they manage to design it to look so ugly?

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:43:53 +0100, Marc
<initial.surname@btintenret.com> said in
<2qednR809-rXpsTVnZ2dnUVZ8uSdnZ2d@bt.com>:

>> http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11678
>How did they manage to design it to look so ugly?

It looks fine when fitted to a B17.

Guy
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"bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote in message
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>I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,
<snip>
seen the post re Brooks seat cover and at £3.99 I'd suggest waiting until
Aldi/Lidl do their cycle promos again(are we not due one?). They sold a
saddle tool bag that came with a waterproof cover, I use that for my saddle,
and the bonus is, you get a useable emergency tool bag!



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> >I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,
> <snip>
> seen the post re Brooks seat cover and at £3.99 I'd suggest waiting until
> Aldi/Lidl do their cycle promos again(are we not due one?). They sold a
> saddle tool bag that came with a waterproof cover, I use that for my saddle,
> and the bonus is, you get a useable emergency tool bag!
>
>
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Plastic shower hat with elastic all round hem (my wife sometimes brings one home from the gym), or from Boots etc for not much money.

On 18 Jun, 16:03, Peter Fox <unet0...@PeterFox.ukfsn.org> wrote:
> > Shower cap.
>
> Is the right answer. Look in Boots, ever so cheap.
>

Seconded. But Boots? I wouldn't link them to "cheap"

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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:44:39 +0100
bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote:

> I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,
> and nowhere (under cover) at work to store it :-(
>
> I like my saddle, and would like
> to both keep it, and keep it in good condition.
>
> I presently use the hallowed technique
> of a carrier bag, tied under the seat by its
> handles.
>
> This works OK, but the carrier bags only
> last around 2-3 weeks, before the handles fall
> off.
>
I just stuff the carrier bag tightly under the saddle rather
than tying it.

"Pete Biggs" <p@pomegranateremovehighlyimpracticalfruitbiggs.tc> wrote in
message news:6bsm0oF3e8htlU1@mid.individual.net...
> bugbear wrote:

>
>> Does any have a recommendation for
>> a better leather-seat-rain-protector?
>
> Shower cap.
>
> ~PB

I have a supply of the freebie shower caps from various hotels stayed in
over the years. Work great as saddle cover. And as a multitude of uses too.
I feel a book coming on.. '101 uses of a freebie shower cap'

On 19 Jun, 09:07, Rob Morley <nos...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:44:39 +0100
>
> bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote:
[ How to keep a leather saddle dry ]
> > I presently use the hallowed technique
> > of a carrier bag, tied under the seat by its
> > handles.
>
> > This works OK, but the carrier bags only
> > last around 2-3 weeks, before the handles fall
> > off.
>
> I just stuff the carrier bag tightly under the saddle rather
> than tying it.

In the days of toestraps this was one of the 101 uses for a spare
toestrap.

Mike K Smith wrote:
>
> In the days of toestraps this was one of the 101 uses for a spare
> toestrap.

Parking brake for trikes!

BugBear

In article <hNGdnb-sgJnKgsTVnZ2dnUVZ8tbinZ2d@posted.plusnet>, bugbear
<bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> writes
>I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,
>and nowhere (under cover) at work to store it :-(

I have a quick release pin on the tube end where the seat post goes and
just take the post and Brooks saddle with me - to the pool changing
room, shops, work, etc. I learned my lesson after having my first Brooks
stolen from the bike which I'd parked in Poland Street car park, in
Soho.

If I have to leave the bike outside and it's raining, I have an old
folded up plastic bag which I fasten over the tube end with an elastic
band.

The Brooks saddle cover mentioned elsewhere in this thread is rather a
giveaway, and eminently nickable, even if you don't have a Brooks saddle
under it.
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