It’s waterproof. I used them for years. At overnights they totally keep off the morning dew. They stuff right under my saddle when not in use. I’ve given several away to friends whose old cheap seats are peeling. It’s cheaper than a new seat and it keeps the cracking vinyl from sticking to your shorts. I would have no other seat cover for my leather saddle.

It’s so plain Jane that it makes your classic Brooks saddle look like something you’d find on a beater bike.

Security by obscurity.

That’s a good idea except that I think the material may be too stretchy to do the button hole thing properly.

I’m going to stick with the ID clip solution. Besides, if you get annoying, I’ll clip it on your nose and listen to you squeal.

Note to non-Marks: stand by to hear squealing long about October when I go back home to Markland. It goes without saying that he WILL be annoying at some point.

Always looking to add more weight to YOUR bike anytime I can.

Yep, when you’re riding YOU pretty much serve as the seat cover.

I’ve used plastic bags and shower caps in the past, but they don’t hold up well. Sliding around on them rips them up pretty quickly and I just don’t like the feel of them.

I made the mistake of counting on plastic shower caps once when I was hauling my bike several hundred miles on the back of my car. The wind shredded them in no time.

If I’m racking the bike for any long distance where rain is a possibility, I’ll put on the saddle cover then a heavy Ziploc bag. The second bag takes care of any water that would blow in from underneath.

I must admit that before reading your post, my thinking was why bother with a cover. You know, you sit on it when it rains and well when it is parked why not use a plastic bag like shopping bag, but reading your post I can see some possible advantage with a proper cover.

So will be interested to see how this works out of you.

Good work as always.

Regards
Andrew