Protecting your Brooks saddle from the rain and spray.

One downside to owning a Brooks saddle is that they are made of leather and thus vulnerable to getting wet. Getting wet on it's own isn't a huge problem but Brooks do say never to ride on a wet saddle as the water softens the leather which can permanently deform it with the rider's weight on it.

Various companies, including Brooks, sell fancy covers but I decided on a more red neck approach. If you put a carrier bag over the saddle and then twist each handle around the seat post in the opposite direction and tie the ends together, it creates a rather handy free saddle cover!