That shellacked C17 is very elegant. How well does the shellacked fabric stand up to the friction of riding? Do you have to apply a new coat every 500 miles? Does it come off an stick to your pants?
On Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM Josiah Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > Jay, > > I also didn't like the roughness of the C17 when I first got one. Then one > day I was shellacking my bar tape and I looked at the saddle and thought, > "Hmm..." I decided to apply several coats of shellac and see what would > happen. I consider it a great success; it made the saddle both much more > comfortable and (in my opinion) nicer-looking. Here are photos from when I > first did that back in 2020: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MkzYAG8S7W6yS7419 > > I actually just did another C17 with this treatment, a black one this > time. It looked gray and faded before shellac, and was back to black > afterwards. Both saddles were treated with pre-mixed Zinsser Bullseye > shellac. I would definitely recommend trying out this technique if you like > the Cambium but want a smoother texture. > > Josiah Anderson > Tacoma, WA > -- 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/CALuTfgsMnntNJ%3DZSOqE8ivtV43CP4xmjxO9%3Dfyb%2Bh%2BKip0Rpfg%40mail.gmail.com.
