My Brooks B-17 Stained my pants. I am not happy.

[KnottedYet]

Neither have any of mine.
But then you and I live where it doesn't get very hot.
(WE'RE hot, but the weather isn't)

[channlluv]

I don't think Moderncyclista should try to sell something she believes to be defective. Bad karma.

What are the chances, Modern, that some cyclist-hater type saw your bike parked in the sun and pulled a prank by putting some kind of black dye all over your saddle? Like the shoe polish-on-the-binoculars-eyepiece prank.

If not, I'd certainly write to Brooks and let them know about the problem. You might get reimbursed for the shorts and a new saddle with better dye.

Roxy

[soprano]

Did you Proofide it recently? I read here that black Brooks + Proofide can cause problems.

My black Brooks has slowly discolored a pair of khaki shorts that I wear frequently. A good soak overnight in Oxy-clean lightened things up considerably.

I agree that life is too short to be unhappy with this. Leather products in general require more maintenance than modern synthetics. If you're not into that sort of thing, then you should stick with what works for you.

[Biciclista]

heh, that's right Sheldon Brown. I read that some years ago!