I have had Tony do work for me also. His work is superb. However, please note that he is not affiliated with the Brooks company, but rather works out of his home in private practice.
Ken denny Boston
>From: "Hilary Stone" <Hilary.Stone@Tesco.net>
>To: kurtzla <kurtzla@mcmaster.ca>, Classic Rendezvous
><classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR] Brooks saddles recovering
>Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 15:37:57 +0000
>
>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
>
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>
>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.