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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.