Brooks questions

proof it on the underneath as well.

And leave it on the bottom, rather than wiping it clean (like the top).

Some really useful advice here, thanks. Don't currently have any Proofide so have been using dubbin for now which seems to feed the leather well. Will experiment with position as I get used to it.

Brooks is pretty vocal about what to use on the leather. I don't know what dubbin is, but I think most non-proofide things are bad for the saddle?

I did fuck all to my first brooks saddle - never polished it once. Used it on my courier bike, which meant the seat was constantly getting wet. I would tighten it from time to time, but overall it held out pretty well, considering how awful I was to it.