ASC1951 said:
Saddle soap. TBH I wouldn't bother - riding it will keep it as clean as it needs to be.
No. Some Proofide on top, or more likely underneath, if it has been left somewhere very dry, but that is all.
To tighten the leather up when it sags. Us regular Brooks riders never ever touch that bit.
Speak for yourself. Didn't you watch the Brooks video?
BTW, the more you sweat on it, the quicker it will form a shape round your sit-bones.
I performed a 'trick' on my Pro. I cut away the sides and stretched it between the two middle rear rivets and the front rivets. That left the parts immediately in front of the outside rear rivets loose to mold to my backside.
Takes a bit of nerve to take a knife to a saddle which cost two months paper round money.
Worth it though.
PS. The white handlegrip in the background belongs to a Moulton Mini. This bike has a Middlemore saddle. Prob the most uncomfortable saddle I've ever sat on.