Okay, I have just taken the Brooks off, and put on my Spoon fabric covered things.
By heck, it is uncomfortable ….

Maybe I will get used to it …. but is there anything better out there?
The Brooks is off because my regular route on the south downs is very wet / muddy on the way down …

Proofride the bottom of the Brooks?

Cambium all weather?

Are cambium durable ?
The fact is is made from rubber, old lace knickers and socks puts me off ….
Do the give in the same way a leather ?
It is already proofrided ….

I have a Cambium C15; good to go out of the box, no proofing required. I’ve used it in all sorts of weather with no problem.

Brooks have now brought out the Cambium waterproof range – C15/17/19 full saddle or carved version; see boxelder’s link^^^

Cambiums don’t need ‘breaking in’ unlike the more traditional saddles but I think a properly broken-in and regularly proofed leather Brooks will always be hard to beat. As they’ve been around for so long – and before the days of synthetic materials – I would suggest a leather Brooks is upto all conditions unless you leave it exposed to the elements for an extended period.

You could contact Oliver Parsons who is the Brooks Marketing Director – oliver@brooksengland.com – and invite him to comment.

I’ve got a Cambium on my road bike. Comfy from the off and after 5 months it still looks good as new.

I used to use the shower cap thingy you got free with the saddles when parked up.
And a big seatpack with a plastic bag stuffed between it and the saddle helps when on the move.

Regular coatings of proofide/Nikwax underneath and the odd coat on the top and it’ll be fine.

Ride it when unproofed and then saturated and you’ll never get the proper shape back.

thanks all …
Plastic bag under & proof ride may be the way to go …

It’s very sandy round here – my brooks lost a lot of it’s smooth polished surface on one really wet ride.

tbf, we did you through a gravel quarry…

Wasn’t the original Cambium supposed to be weatherproof?
Mine have been fine, they’ve certainly seen rain and mud.
What’s with the more weatherproof ones?