Brooks Saddle

[Chainmaker2]

I just pulled this saddle off an old Raliegh road bike..worst side of seats chrome (now best) was hit for 3mins with brass brush and wd40..I'm confident rest will clean off. Leather is toasted. Any ideas of value if any?

 

[Duchess]

It's a B72, which it seems like they stopped making (at least for the time being). I don't see replacement frames on their website anymore, so that might help if there's someone out there looking for a frame that has a nice top, but I can't imagine that's a large demand and you can't get replacement leather. FWIW and IIRC, I paid about $20 for a new replacement frame for a B68 to fit to a B67 (they stopped making the B68, which was just an unsprung B67 and I didn't want the springs).

Edit: screwed up thinking it was a B18.

 

[Chainmaker2]

It's a B18, which it seems like they stopped making (at least for the time being). I don't see replacement frames on their website anymore, so that might help if there's someone out there looking for a frame that has a nice top, but I can't imagine that's a large demand and you can't get replacement leather. FWIW and IIRC, I paid about $20 for a new replacement frame for a B68 to fit to a B67 (they stopped making the B68, which was just an unsprung B67 and I didn't want the springs).

Thanks for that info.

 

[Duchess]

I take it back, it's a B72. I got them mixed up in my head!

 

[Chainmaker2]

I take it back, it's a B72. I got them mixed up in my head!

Thanks again..I'll probably clean it up and throw it on the bay they sell in that condition like you said for parts..new frames are available across the pond.

 

[bleedingfingers]

Looks like it is intact around the rivets you should try and rehab the leather .

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Wow. It's hard to believe, but that might be salvageable! Check out this example!
Before

After

http://www.bikeblogordie.com/2016/11/quick-and-easy-brooks-saddle-restoration.html?m=1

 

[horsefarmer]

Leather conditioner for saddles.
https://www.amazon.com/Bickmore-100...eather+conditioner&qid=1602510805&sr=8-1&th=1

 

[Short Stuff]

If you use anything other than Proofhide please do NOT use Neatsfoot oil. Use Obenauf's! Ask some firemen about it. Be Well, SS.