How to make a brooks saddle

Nice thread Teddy...

Has anyone said "gooch" yet?

Nice Teddy! Very Picture-Picture from Mr. Rogers.

what do they do with the waste leather? as there is a lot of waste

bartape, leather grips, bags, and mudguards?

hopefully.

Just great. I appreciate my brooks all the more now. Thanks for taking the time/ effort to put that together.

what do they do with the waste leather? as there is a lot of waste

They stick it back on the moo-moo...

Lovely thread, Teddy

nice thread mr teddy. ... um ... look! what's that over there?! :D

Nice one Teddy.

That's amazing, yet another fine export from Brum. Yeah no problem guys! absorbs gratitude

Nice.

I've got two brooks saddle I've picked up cheap but just can't bring myself to try them. My bike bike is heavy enough without one. Maybe I'll give one a go over the summer.

Riveting stuff Ted!

;D

and for a swift (and i've always wondered how this got here) the sides are cut out -- by hand, of course

Not just Swifts, lots of Brooks have this edge on. It is called 'chamfering'. The tool is called a 'french skiver' (great name) and it's a fucker to get smooth like this guy does it. I've got one and it's well hard to get good.

what do they do with the waste leather? as there is a lot of waste

They make the handlebar grips that are made of layered circles of off-cuts. Hardly any waste at Brooks, as the hide is really valuable. It's all in the video.

Wow. Great stuff Teddy. its great to see an art form still exsists

i had a similar tour of skullyChops

found the secret south london location..

Met with a secret handshake...

design process started first thing...

before the crafting phase

You stalking me, son?

where abouts in birmingham is the factory located? i had no idea they were produced in brum!

the factory's in smethwick. when brooks first started out, they were made in downtown birmingham (on the site where the bt tower is now)

Just around the back of Smethwick Rolfe Street station. I did a ceremonial ride past when I bought my first Brooks

nice work man, really good thread. you've got to love a factory tour!

my goodness..you're the bomb..nice information and really top thread!

Great thread, but now i have the additional expense of buying a white limited addition brookes saddle and sourcing some matching handle bar tape - cheers though

Great thread - now I know why it's so comfy!

good thread, tedward

what do they do with the waste leather? as there is a lot of waste

Don't worry, it's all turned into bespoke BDSM kit for small woodland animals.

Thank you to the original poster for posting the pics of the Brooks Saddle Factory, its awesome to see step by step to how it's made. I'm really after one after I've done the bike to how I want it to be!

Amazing thread - thanks!

I don't feel so bad about the money I've spent on one now....actually, it seems like a bargain!

wow

Wow indeed. Great pictures, too. Thanks for posting!