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Old June 18th 08, 06:07 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default seat cover for rain?

"bugbear" wrote in message
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I have a leather saddle on my commute bike,

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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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Old June 18th 08, 09:23 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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"!Speedy Gonzales!" wrote in message m...
"bugbear" 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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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.
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Old June 19th 08, 12:33 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 18 Jun, 16:03, Peter Fox wrote:
Shower cap.


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


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

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=190230079962
Fetching.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=280235650804
Plain
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Old June 19th 08, 09:07 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default seat cover for rain?

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:44:39 +0100
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.

I just stuff the carrier bag tightly under the saddle rather
than tying it.

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Old June 19th 08, 10:40 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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"Pete Biggs" wrote in
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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'

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Old June 19th 08, 11:53 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 19 Jun, 09:07, Rob Morley wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:44:39 +0100

bugbear 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.
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Old June 19th 08, 02:00 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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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
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Old June 20th 08, 01:24 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default seat cover for rain?

In article , bugbear
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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