Fixing a Brooks B66S leather saddle

I got this old Brooks B66S leather bicycle saddle that need some love.
It's broken, dried out and sagging like an old horse. Lets see if I can repair/restore it.
Version without music: • Fixing an old and drie...
I also restored a B66 saddle (longer model): • Restoring a Brooks B66...

[@walbertovillanueva3980]

Excellent work on the leather, congratulations You need to clean the metal of rust

[@VincentBowe]

Hi Rollingmetal, When i was in Amsterdam 3 yrs ago ,I bought this exact saddle for 20 euro in the Waterlooplein market. It needs to be refurbished ...and the metal studs are nibbling away at my trousers( I think i need to flatten/tighten them ). Your video has given me the knowledge to do this now ...and I thank you for it! Best Wishes, Vincent.

[@Rolingmetal]

You could try and replace the metal rivet with copper ones. I might try that one day, perhaps even make my own rivets :)

[@godschild5587]

thank you

[@DavoShed]

The under side of the seat is the side that would have faced the inside of the animal. The outer side was the fury side :) Once leather dries out like that is is pretty much gone. Looks like you saved it (I like the background music by the way) I think you are right. The internet does not inspire creativity, it stifles it. :). Better to think for yourself first.

[@Rolingmetal]

I though the inside looked a bit weird, a bit stringy, almost like straw / burlap. Glad you liked the music. but it's a bit subjective and it won't be to anyone's taste :) But I liked it and it kinda distracts from all the talking bits.

[@mkrug1149]

Nice video, I have Brooks saddles on 2 of my bikes, I never adjust the nose. When they start to sag, I lace them. If you use the adjuster bolt, when it is all the way on the travel, then it needs to be thrown away. Got about 4000 miles before the sag started, the lacing brings back the comfort.

[@Self_Evident]

"...but my welding sucks." Maybe, but at least you're consistant! :)

[@johnsheetz6639]

I was given the Brooks settle with cracked leather I thought I could get it repaired to no avail. I want to save it so bad.

[@user-jh8no1zb9e]

I have 2 old leather seats i picked up and they're the most comfortable seats i own out of my 35 bikes - never did anything to them , just installed and rode

[@metalworksmachineshop]

good video..

[@Rolingmetal]

Perhaps a bit long :)

[@HanstheTraffer]

Rolling saddle whisperer. That sounds good.

[@Rolingmetal]

As long as it sits good :)

[@jonahwhale9047]

You can buy the Brooks nuts, or nut and bolt, or even a complete backplate including two bolts from Brooks or their dealers. The thread is still used in the US and UK so widely available from bolt suppliers. My only guess is Brooks bought millions of them, and the good thing is, unlike Sturmey Archer components made by SRAM, it's still possible to service any Brooks ever made.

[@pappy9473]

I needed to see how the saddle tightening nut and sub frame was fitted to the main frame. THANK YOU.😁 May be parts missing though😟

[@neiledwards4923]

The pin at the front was fine and didn't need to be replaced!

[@tooltimechris7217]

I remember my dad had a brooks saddle, he swore by it!

[@Rolingmetal]

Lots of people seem to like them. A regular cheap saddle usually was good enough for me :)

[@tooltimechris7217]

@@Rolingmetal Same here! I think there are quit hard to sit on

[@ms.karihart2983]

Any update on the brooks saddle how was the brake in

[@laughlan22]

spanner heads are offset so you can flip them between turns to give an extra quarter turn. makes nuts in awkward places easier to turn

[@FinnoUgricMachining]

When testing that one You should have had a dipher in addition to that plastic bag. You never know which rivet decides to surprise You on the first trip :)

[@Rolingmetal]

The saddle worked out fine, and I hardly got any stains in my overalls :)

[@daveticehurst4191]

More than likely it was a Whitworth nut 5/16" . M8 will fit sometimes if the bolt is worn or undersize enough.

[@Rolingmetal]

I now know that Brooks are a rather traditional company but I doubt that they would still be using Whitworth :) And apparently they do make a special Brooks spanner, I just made one with my trusty angle grinder :)

[@HanstheTraffer]

Probably a 5/16-24 thread nut. Very common here in the USA.

[@Rolingmetal]

You will not find that stuff over here. Rather annoying if you need some nuts for an old tractor :(

[@RockingJOffroad]

I have the opposite problem, I have plenty of imperial nuts but very few metric!

[@Rolingmetal]

How is it do most stores over there, stock both metric and imperial? Or do they need to order metric fasteners if you want to buy some?

[@RockingJOffroad]

@@Rolingmetal most stores have both metric and imperial

[@Rolingmetal]

Progress :)

[@BUILDNIGHT]

Are you wearing wooden shoes?

[@Rolingmetal]

It only looks that way on camera :)

[@johnstrange6799]

I made it to the end of the shitshow. :)

[@Rolingmetal]

Impressive, I hope you found it mildly interesting and not too long and boring :)

[@johnstrange6799]

@@Rolingmetal It was good.

[@Rustinox]

Plastic bags are so hard to find these days, and you manage to lose one? Tsss...

[@Rolingmetal]

They are getting rare, and I lost one, somewhere in nature and that bothers me :(

[@klaasbloem]

You can complain to Brooks here :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGXRaaShrK54ors

[@JohnDoe-pg7gt]

Video interrupted by ads.

[@Rolingmetal]

That's weird, must be something new on KZbin.

[@wilsonhardy2100]

I didn’t have any adds. Also the music is a nice touch.

[@klaasbloem]

5 negative reviews on this video, whtat's wron with people nowadays??

[@Rolingmetal]

I'm not too bothered by some thumbs down. Usually videos get too much thumbs up anyway i.m.h.o. If there was the option to disable those thumbs ups and downs, I would do it immediately. But I can understand that KZbin needs some metric to regulate the success of a video. But I'm not willing to start begging for likes, subs and comments! but I would like to get back some of the former success of the channel :)

[@grahamshedd9225]

Music??? Really? Why?, it adds nothing and will drive me away for sure.

[@Rolingmetal]

Then you better hit that unsubscribe button, because there will be more music.

[@grahamshedd9225]

@@Rolingmetal 'but I would like to get back some of the former success of the channel :)' Good luck, I'm gone.

[@Rolingmetal]

Especially for you, the no music version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYbOdHuArq-DfNE No advertising but only 720p to save on the upload time. Enjoy :)