Nick, I guess there is no doubt where the areas of most contact are for you! Interesting, as it is opposite of what I usually see with my brown saddles; darker with age in the areas with greater contact, because of sweat I suppose. I like the "patinated" look that is even nicer than out-of-the-box. Paul Germain Midlothian, Va. On Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 2:52:17 AM UTC-4 Nick Payne wrote:
> I don't know the story behind it, but one of those saddles has been on my > Riv custom for more than 20 years. As for the grey being exclusive to > Rivendell, I also have a grey Brooks Pro, which definitely didn't come from > them - I bought it down the road from a local bike shop. > > In any case, what you will find, if you use the saddle, is that the grey > is an additional layer of dye over the normal black, and after some use, > the the grey wears off on the higher wear areas, showing the black > underneath. Here is what my grey B17 looks like these days: > [image: PXL_20241024_064100207.jpg] > > Nick Payne > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7486b586-da6b-48b9-88d1-f915538b4c8cn%40googlegroups.com.
