is this salvageable? would be paying £20 for it, but can’t tell if the cracks mean that is not usable even with treatment
by hahahahaHans
is this salvageable? would be paying £20 for it, but can’t tell if the cracks mean that is not usable even with treatment
by hahahahaHans
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Unless my only other option was a bare seat post I would probably not buy this
You would have to pay me £20 just to sit on this for 0.1 microseconds
£0,00000020 is okay
Once the rivet hole is torn the leather is done. I rode by B67 for 20 years and it finally failed while going over a bump, the front rivet hold failing just like here. It was immediately clear that time was up. When I got home I ordered a new one.
Legit clicked on this thinking it was posted to bcj lol
Your paying…. Money? For this?
The leather on that saddle is ruined beyond repair or redemption.
It’s easy enough to replace the leather… I’ve read before that brooks even makes a template accessable for you. Nice copper rivets and you’re golden. I don’t know what that value converts to but in Canadian dollars I wouldn’t buy this. If it were free is do the repair if the metal bits were in good shape.
so many comments from people that have not ever serviced an old leather saddle.
it doesn’t look beyond repair to me although it will never be like new.
get yourself some brooks proofide if you want a leather saddle anyway and you can get a kit with the special tightening tool pretty cheap
you can soak the sadldle overnight in a bucket or tub but this is best for more distorted saddles
the leather will swell and a lot of those cracks and shrinkage will fade.
some people pierce holes at the bottom edges of the saddle under the logo and lace them together to draw the egdes inwards towards the clamp to stop them chafing on the inner thigh.
then you want a little proofhide after its dried a bit to keep the moisture IN as much as keep excessive moisture OUT
there are a fair few other leather saddle restoration sites out there
you can use other products other than proofhide like neats foot oil etc
whilst its correct that a ripped/torn out rivet can be a pain, it doesnt look like yours are. after the leather has been re moisturised the leather will swell and a lot of these cracks etc will disappear
[https://www.sheldonbrown.com/saddle-repair.html](https://www.sheldonbrown.com/saddle-repair.html)
[https://www.bikeblogordie.com/2016/11/quick-and-easy-brooks-saddle-restoration.html](https://www.bikeblogordie.com/2016/11/quick-and-easy-brooks-saddle-restoration.html)
it does take a fair bit of riding and care to get a saddle back to condition like a favourite pair of leather shoes there is much to be done and they can provide many years of use
it certainly isnt the worst one ive ever seen, i would say its probably a fair price