Old damaged Brooks - Worth saving?

Try rubbing "neatsfoot leather oil" into it, it should soften it up

no no no don't use neatsfoot on a brooks saddle. it makes the leather too soft and it stretches too much. stick to proofhide or a non-cream/oil based oil

Just got an e-mail from brooks regarding re-hiding:

'' It is possible to fit a new leather top onto saddle, provided that the model concerned is still a current one.
The price for this repair would be £50
Best Regards ''

So not cheap, but nice to know it can be done. Note the comment about 'current' models though.

Holy thread resurrection Batman!

Thought i'd update on how the repair went.

Regarding the saddle above, to make it usuable and try not to make the rip any larger, I drilled an extra hole in the cantle plate just after the rip, and inserted another rivet (i had a pop rivet gun lying around) This meant the stress would no longer be on the rip. I then glued the join in the rip, and painted the join and small rivet with brown acrylic. I gave the whole thing a clean, a bit of leather conditioner, and a nice polish, and it looked pretty decent in the end. Not sure how long it would last but hey. Shame I don't have a photo.

Anyway, I missed the saddle so much since I sold the bike I just managed to buy the exact same model (67 pro) on ebay for £10 - It was badly listed and missing one rivet, but the leather looks sound. I'm gonna get a rivet from brooks and have a go at mending it this week and i'll post it here.