| Re: Terry leather saddle durability?
"GRL" <GLitwinski@CHARTERMI.COM> wrote in message
news:10bfibk558bat82@corp.supernews.com...
> Just got a Terry Liberator leather (Italian) saddle from Performance to
> replace a two year old Cloud-9 lycra-covered saddle on which the lycra was
> wearing through.
>
> After one 17 mile ride on the Terry (dry conditions), the leather top on
one
> side was chaffing off (actually the surface coating on the leather was)
over
> a 2 sq. inch area. Looked like what happens to your skin after it has been
> in water a long time and you rub it making the dead top layer chaff off.
> Same thing was happening on the other side on a smaller scale.
>
> I was utterly shocked. I bought leather because I thought it would be more
> durable. (The leather seats on our 13 year old Toyota have never done
this.)
> Is this typical of the leather Terry uses? Is this typical of other
leather
> saddles? It can't be, I hope. Who would buy the things?
>
> This crushes my favorable opinion of Terry.
I think you got unlucky. I put over 4K miles on my leather Terry Butterfly
saddle just last year and it's going strong - no rubbed off places at all.
On my new bike I've ridden about 1200 miles on a different Terry Butterfly,
also leather, and same results. Also, my husband rides a leather Terry Fly
and put over 6K miles on last year with no problems.
I'd return your saddle for an exchange - sounds like it is defective.
Good luck!
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