Restoring Old Leather Bike Saddle

I took a punt for a tenner on an old late 40s early 50s b15 road saddle.

Restoring old leather bike saddle. The old aged look of that saddle is pretty cool compared to a new one if that is what you are after. What you used to be mauro somm. Follow along and learn how to take an old dry leather bicycle seat saddle and give it new life. Do not use leather oil unless you want a soft floppy leather top on the saddle.

Removed all the rivets restored the cracked worn out leather and painted the saddle rusted pipe black. An old seat for this example i used a basic ritchey vector comp saddle new seat material see note on materials below 3m automotive headliner adhesive pliers for removing staples pen a sharpie or any fabric marking pen scissors craft knife staple gun staples see note on staples. Restoring this old worn out brooks leather saddle. Brooks will extend a warranty to 10 years if a saddle is registered on its web site.

Using mink oil is a great way to take an old seat and make it usable again. Of course you can still restore a saddle for decorative purposes. You need to use a wax based product like brooks proofide dubbin or saddle soap. Any of you tried restoring an old brooks.

Brooks stocks and supplies replacement parts. One way to save money without sacrificing quality or safety is to find an old neglected leather saddle that needs some tlc. The cracking is not too bad it looks like. The leather is very stiff and dry.

But so far so good. The photo shows it all. This diy video will show. You can also use clear boot polish but it doesn t get into the leather as effectively as the other three.

Tbh got it mainly to see how it went rather than any hope that it would turn out ok. The next stage is to nourish the leather. Here s the materials list. As some of you might have gathered by now i am a fiddler.

I have heard and read all sorts of things to do from soaking it in a bucket of water and neatsfoot oil saddle soap mink oil lanolin oil to clean and restore this leather to a good luster and usability. I am going to have to say that saddle could be still used with a little home remedy. The saddle bags on my bike now are nylon and i don t like them. Aaron s bicycle repair in seattle also offers leather saddle repair.

The best products for restoring old leather saddles are well known in the equestrian world. Repair of old saddles is still entirely possible because the basic design of brooks saddles has remained the same for decades. If you own a horse you already know how expensive saddles and other pieces of tack can be.