How to clean a Brooks saddle?

[Lungimsam]

Rode my Brooks, shower-capped, in the rain for many ours this weekend. Didn't get soaked, just a little sprinkled at quick stops when cap wasn't on earlier in the day, but spent most of the time under a shower cap. Took off shower cap for the car bike rack ride home.

Next day, I noticed some dirty patches on the leather. Not sure if it is mold or just dirt.

Stuck on good. Cannot rub off with a regular dry towel, and didn't want to wet the saddle.

Anyway, how to clean it off without wetting the saddle?

Any tricks?

Or just proofhide it and forget it?

[Wayne Naha]

A damp cloth, well wrung out, has always worked for me.  But them I've only ever had the black version that doesn't show staining.  If you've got dark stains on a lighter colored saddle, I don't know what you'd do.

[RoadieRyan]

I haven't tried these yet but I came across these two links when researching how to clean up a saddle on a project bike I haven't gotten to yet - hope they help

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7790094_clean-brooks-saddle.html 

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7659845_clean-boots-saddle-soap.html

[Marc Irwin]

I'd use proofride and forget it. Rubbing it with a wet cloth won't hurt it. I've used their saddles for 40 years. Rack one has been soaking wet several times without causing a problem. People make too big a deal of it. Try to keep them dry but don't panic over it.

Marc