Re: [CR] Brooks saddles recovering

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 15:37:57 +0000
Subject: Re: [CR] Brooks saddles recovering
From: "Hilary Stone" <Hilary.Stone@Tesco.net>
To: kurtzla <kurtzla@mcmaster.ca>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


It can be recovered. Tony Colegrave operates the official Brooks repair service. He can be contacted on +44 (0) 1797 253177. His prices are very reasonable and his handiwork is superb. Hilary Stone

Lawrence wrote:
>
> The leather on my Brooks narrow rail B17 has a small 1" tear near the
> rear outer rivet. A leather worker advised me that the leather is too
> brittle to repair, even with addition of generous amounts of Proofride.
>
> Any advise is appreciated....can it be repaired? Should I recover it?
> Or is it more economical to just buy a new Team Pro? What would
> recovering cost, and where can it be done? It would be a shame not to
> use the original saddle on my restoration project.