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03-04.-2004, 02:46 AM
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Re: Proper Brooks Proofide application technique
I have a can of the Brooks Proofide, the smell is horrendous, but I think
some women actually like that smell. -tom "Zog The Undeniable" <hrothgar19@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:406d9e6d.0@entanet... > Jeff wrote: > > > Brooks leather saddle aficionados know that keeping your saddle sufficiently > > saturated with Proofide dressing is a constant struggle. > > > > I developed an easy and fool-proof method. > > > > The evening before each ride, I melt about an inch of > > Proofide in a 10" cast iron skillet. I dip bike shorts > > into the Proofide and squish the shorts a few times > > with a flat-face potato masher, so the chamois soaks > > up the maximum amount of Proofide. > > > > The shorts line-dry overnight over my bathtub. In the > > morning, voila! I'm wearing a Proofide applicator for > > the commute! > > That sounds utterly digusting ;-) |
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04-04.-2004, 01:28 PM
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Re: Proper Brooks Proofide application technique
"Tom Nakashima" <tom@slac.stanford.edu> wrote in message
news:c4k8u1$kd$1@news.Stanford.EDU... > I have a can of the Brooks Proofide, the smell is horrendous, but I think > some women actually like that smell. > -tom Maybe, in some cases, over the alternative? ;-) |
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04-04.-2004, 02:48 PM
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Re: Proper Brooks Proofide application technique
Tom Nakashima wrote:
> I have a can of the Brooks Proofide, the smell is horrendous, but -snip misogyny- New (2003 copper-top tin, 2004 green one) Proofhide actually smells nice - not like a charnel house. It's completely different in texture too. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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07-04.-2004, 05:29 AM
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Re: Proper Brooks Proofide application technique
A Muzi <am@yellowjersey.org> writes:
>Tom Nakashima wrote: >> I have a can of the Brooks Proofide, the smell is horrendous, but >-snip misogyny- >New (2003 copper-top tin, 2004 green one) Proofhide actually >smells nice - not like a charnel house. It's completely >different in texture too. Not only that, the newer proofide with the silver-topped cover is thinner and runnier, and each package comes complete with 25% less of that thick stuff than what you used to get with the large, copper-top rimmed containers (56g vs. 40g.) - Don Gillies San Diego, CA |
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