Re: [CR]Re-covering brooks saddles

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:32:31 -0500
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re-covering brooks saddles
In-Reply-To: <002801c83546$3cce8750$4001a8c0@compaq>


At 04:48 PM 02/12/2007 -0800, David Snyder wrote:
>I have a worn-out Brooks Pro saddle and have the new leather that it
>needs to have riveted on, but I understand the job is quite a challenge
>without proper fixturing at the ready.

I presume you have taken the factory tour at http://www.brookssaddles.com/brooksengland.html

You will see there is a press that forms the leather into its shape. Whoever does this would need some such tooling. Another way would be to soak the hide in water and tie it around a male form to dry. I suppose a Swallow would be easier to make without such tooling. A shoemaker could probably do it if provided with enough pictures.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada