New bike saddle got wet

[Swan]

I've been riding on a new Serfas dual density gel cutout saddle for the past week, and it got rained on today! Now usually I keep the bike saddle covered but last night I was deliriously ill during the ride and forgot all about it.. and when I woke up late today it was raining steadily!

Is this something I should worry about? Is there anything I can do? I went ahead and dragged the whole bike inside and even now as I'm typing this I'm very dizzy but also worried. The saddle is brand spankin new after all!

[Seajay]

Serfas dual density gel cutout saddle

It's fine. The entire thing is plastic. If it's the lycra covered one, it may take a day to dry. Maybe squish a towel onto it a few times if you need to go ride. Vinyl cover, wipe it off and you're done.

[laura*]

I've been riding on a new Serfas dual density gel cutout saddle for the past week, and it got rained on today!

Is this something I should worry about?

I'd think the saddle should be the least of your worries. Instead, worry about the entire bike. There are a lot of parts that will rust if you leave the bike out in the rain too much.

[goldfinch]

Hope you are feeling better!

After the bike dries out be sure to lube the chain.

[Sky King]

If you bike has to live outside see if you can find an inexpensive tarp to keep it out of the elements

[Eden]

Yeah - you only need to worry if you have a genuine leather, suspended saddle (the leather is actually structural - not just a covering for a plastic or metal structure) - they can stretch/shrink/warp otherwise do bad things if allowed to be soaked. Up here in the lovely PNW, I regularly ride in everything from a thick vapor to a raging downpour... never had a problem with any of my saddles and I don't ever bother to cover them.

+1 to worrying about the other parts of the bike.... you'd be amazed at how fast a chain can rust. My bike gets a rinse off, wipe down and re-lube every time I've been riding in the wet.

[Seajay]

Up here in the lovely PNW, I regularly ride in everything from a thick vapor to a raging downpour...

Thick Vapor.....LOVE THAT!