Re: [CR]Reshaping Brooks saddle

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

From: "DoubleB" <swiftybjb@rogers.com>
To: "Classicrendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Reshaping Brooks saddle
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:05:26 -0500


I fixed up an old Brooks saddle many years ago in what would probably be thought of as a sacrilegious method. I punched a string of holes in each side of the wings and then tied it together underneath with shoelaces.

Brian Booth Scarborough, Greater Toronto Ontario, Canada M1V 2S8

I have an old brown Brooks B72 that I use on my coaster-brake 'round town bike. The problem is that it's gotten quite flat (and thusly uncomfortable) in its old age.. I've tensioned it up a bit. But the leather seems to be stretching out around the rivets in fron so I don't want to pull it any more. Anybody have a method for getting the "wings" to assume a more vertical position?

Julian Shapiro
Sag Harbor (still bitter cold) New York