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:
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> 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.