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

[@VincentBowe]

Hi Rollingmetal,

[@godschild5587]

thank you

[@DavoShed]

The under side of the seat is the side that would have faced the inside of the animal.

[@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.

[@Self_Evident]

"...but my welding sucks."

[@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..

[@HanstheTraffer]

Rolling saddle whisperer. That sounds 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!

[@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 :)

[@daveticehurst4191]

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

[@HanstheTraffer]

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

[@RockingJOffroad]

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