Lorica Saddle

cavell
cavell Posts: 12
edited March 2012 in Workshop
I have a Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio Flow Saddle which was originally black, but now it's started to develop white spots, it's in perfect condition but just loosing it's colour - my question is:- is there anything I can use to restore the colour back into the saddle, the saddle is Lorica covered.

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Are you sure it's not leather? Lorica holds it's colour far better than leather IME - Sidi use the stuff to make shoes and it is pretty durable. I wouldn't try putting anything on it at the risk of it coming off and staining your clothes.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    I use shoe polish on my SLR 135g - I presume that two saddles will have the same leather cover- so long as you shine it off fine it's all ok.

    Lorica won't docsolour as it's a man made material - they use it on m/bike boots a lot. Leather will discoulour as you have said due to water/sweat etc.
  • cavell
    cavell Posts: 12
    I emailed Selle Italia and this is what they had to say:-
    "The Slr Kit Carbonio is made of Lorica, a microfiber transpirant synthetic material.
    The effect on the picture is probably due to sweat and friction together.
    The material is perfectly rideable and is just loosing part of colour after use"

    This is what it looks like at the moment, not sure what to do with it :(

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  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    Ooh - blimey: I am wrong - my apols.

    Shoe polish may still work: I once dulled down a pair of silver and black lorica motorbike boots like this or that stuff they use to dye leather.

    You can also get lorica dye as well if needed - a Google will turn up places that will do this.

    Dying lorica Sidis is discussed here but as the Yosster's IP address has been banned from the site for some reason although I've never been on it so I can't vouch for its usefulness: http://forums.roadbikereview.com/compon ... -1193.html

    HTH

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