Brooks Saddle Maintenance Kit Review and Use

Brooks Saddle maintenance kit review and use, or how to care for your Brooks saddle

[@lena19191]

Exactly what Terence is saying to do to your saddle is right , from day one , use the leather treatment, get some under ( I know it’s a bit awkward to get in all the right spots ) the saddle too , I’ve done it once in 4 years . On top I proofide twice a year and I have a awesome but stiff saddle . I believe using this method you should have a wonderful saddle for many years and even to a point that you will only to buy this saddle only once . Please don’t get too hung up about the care of this saddle as I’ve received a brooks saddle that had no care for 5 years and with a bit of care and adjustment it’s still a comfortable saddle , sure it’s weather beaten and basically ruined but it’s still comfortable and I’m going to use it on on road bike and keep the proofide up too it .

[@schlonzschuppe4516]

terence i love how you care for this masterpiece. i do too.

[@gblan]

I use the same products on my saddle as I do on fine leather shoes. My B68 is over 20 years old and looks shiny new.

[@raulalvial3514]

Hace poco compré uno de segunda mano, pero en muy buen estado y estoy muy contento con su desempeño. Ahora a cuidarlo

[@platypushatstand]

I bought a Brooks B17 Flyer Select (Honey) in 2013 and applied Proofide 3 times in 6 days to the top as I wanted it to take my shape quicker and left to dry overnight before polishing. To do the underside I first used a toothbrush to get into the hard to reach areas, but read somewhere it was best to pour it in as a liquid. To do this get a small bowl of hot water, use half a teaspoons-worth and put it into the up-turned lid and float it on the water, the hot water melts the Proofide into a liquid, then it can be poured out of the lid around the metal at the nose of the saddle, then repeat the same procedure to pour it around the horseshoe plate at the rear and left it to dry instead of polishing.

[@davidleiper1]

Nice little video. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheLastCockney]

I'd suggest that twice a year is plenty enough for applying proofide to your Brooks, a little goes a long way. I leave mine overnight to fully soak in before buffing and one can will last several years. 🙂

[@tjc89]

There is an ASMR quality to this

[@quarryfield]

Lovely video mate. Maybe the raw leather underneath would soak up the oils more and the benefit would be greater :-)

[@XploreWithRoger]

Satisfying

[@randymeyer8624]

I wish Proofide worked on metal. Broke a rail on my Brooks this weekend.

[@slippyg]

Top tip, do the bottom first.

[@fabianarias1027]

Thank you, one question is brown or honey?

[@garyskyner5855]

About two months ago, I noticed something happening to the leather around the rivets of my Brooks B17 - it looks like very shallow cuts at angle. Since then the number of these has increased slowly. It can’t be due to drying as the saddle is very pliable.

[@graemeelliott4147]

I believe the leaflet says to only apply proof hide to the underside of a new saddle and not the top.

[@thomasmuller986]

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[@williamferguson869]

Very informative and interesting, where can I get a Brooks saddle maintenance kit?

[@widodobudinugroho6480]

Thank you for the video.

[@seyo8068]

Is it ok to use a Different leather wax than the proofide?? I bought another one whit more content and a bit cheaper..... i hope i dont mess up my b17

[@belgianguitarist7503]

how long does it need to dry before you can use it again? Or can you use it the moment you wiped it off?