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I've sent them an e-mail through there website and am waiting on a reply at the mo

I've got an old Wrights with a tear on the front rivet. I've used a bit of superglue. I know its not going to help that much or hold forever, but I'm just going to ride it till it dies.

TBH yours sounds pretty fucked all round so. If Brooks will repare for free or under £25 it may be worth it. Otherwise just do your best to look after it and love it while it lasts.

Yeh, I figure this is probably my best bet. I don't want to spend much money on it, it's gonna be on a bit of a beater anyway. I'm assuming i would be easier/cheaper to just get a new brooks than get this one professionally repaired.

The recovering option is impressive, but seems like it's far too much effort (homemade vacuum former anyone?!) I've taken it for a few rides and it's quite comfortable, so I'll clean it up and attempt a quick fix and use it until it breaks.

Oh and the thing on the back of the saddle is an ingenious little clip on rail for a saddle bag, that clamps in-between the rails.

I've had a search but found nothing relating to brooks with full blown rips in them.

Got this on an old falcon I'm currently converting, As you can see it's pretty old and has a tear in the leather at the back and slight cracking tearing at the front around the rivets. I think it must be due to over-tightening, as it's pretty solid and doesn't have seem to have moulded to a shape you might expect. Also, about a third of the adjuster bolt has snapped off. The saddle rails have a bit of give, with quite alot of rust around the back plate.

Would sewing up the rip make this useable again? Because the rip has happened right on the edge of the back plate there's no room to get another piece of leather in and rivet it or anything like that. I'm not so bothered about how it looks, Would just like to be able to use it without damaging it any further. Seems a shame to not be able to use it.

Signed.

Hey Guys,

From Birmingham, been a geared commuter for a while, currently building up my first SS out of a cheap old falcon, mainly out of curiosity. Been lurking around this site for a few months, searching for advice/info about building one up, found it a very useful resource so far.

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