Can saddles be recovered

[ukdodger]

Like this one. Forget Gel, forget ergonomic, forget leather. Forget all those fancy shapes. This is the only saddle I'd call comfortable. Sponge, plastic and springs. It's heaven to sit on. Trouble is as you can see it's past it's best (well nearly). All it needs is recovering with plastic. Is such a thing possible and would anyone know where?

[WrightsW5]

Buy some plastic off ebay and do it yourself, think carefully about every step and you will have a good saddle and the experience of doing it yourself. If it was me though i'd use thin leather.

[ukdodger]

Buy some plastic off ebay and do it yourself, think carefully about every step and you will have a good saddle and the experience of doing it yourself. If it was me though i'd use thin leather.

Thanks that might be worth a try. I like the shiny plastic because it slides against your legwear rather than your legwear sliding against your leg.

[reohn2]

Buy some plastic off ebay and do it yourself, think carefully about every step and you will have a good saddle and the experience of doing it yourself. If it was me though i'd use thin leather.

After reading a thread on LFG forum linked to from here,I saw a leather suite dumped by the side of the road some two years back,I found the blue lather to be a nice match for my Thorn Audax mk3 so with my trusty penknife I cut two squares out of the sides big enough to recover two saddles if needs be,I've not used it yet but one day soon when I have a brain storm
Train of thought is if you know an upholsterers they may have what you want..........

[WrightsW5]

I don't know what working with plastic is like but leather can be soaked in water and shaped. But it's down to research either way.

[yostumpy]

why not cover it in leather. I had a Charge spoon, but a plastic one, and things get a bit sweaty the plastic gets a bit sticky. So I cut up an old leather cushion, and used some carpet adhesive spray. 2 years later its still as good, and its nice and cool, and not sticky even when hot. Shame about the color tho! Not as bad as the pic tho.

[ukdodger]

why not cover it in leather. I had a Charge spoon, but a plastic one, and things get a bit sweaty the plastic gets a bit sticky. So I cut up an old leather cushion, and used some carpet adhesive spray. 2 years later its still as good, and its nice and cool, and not sticky even when hot. Shame about the color tho! Not as bad as the pic tho.

That's seriously impressive. But what was the underneath of the saddle made of? Mine is like hard Kapok. How would that react with glue.

[ukdodger]

Buy some plastic off ebay and do it yourself, think carefully about every step and you will have a good saddle and the experience of doing it yourself. If it was me though i'd use thin leather.

After reading a thread on LFG forum linked to from here,I saw a leather suite dumped by the side of the road some two years back,I found the blue lather to be a nice match for my Thorn Audax mk3 so with my trusty penknife I cut two squares out of the sides big enough to recover two saddles if needs be,I've not used it yet but one day soon when I have a brain storm
Train of thought is if you know an upholsterers they may have what you want..........

Do it R2 just do it.

[andrew_s]

I like the shiny plastic because it slides against your legwear rather than your legwear sliding against your leg.

Leather polishes up quite nicely in normal use. The slipperiness is one of the things some people complain about in Brooks saddles.

[thirdcrank]

there's a link here from Erudin:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=40962

[Brucey]

Q. Can this be 'recovered'?

A. It looks like it might have been already.... from a skip....


(sorry, I couldn't resist it.... )

BTW I say go for it with leather. If you use the right adhesive ( a one-part moisture-curing polyurethane for example) you may be able to bond wet leather to the saddle directly. Also I once bought a cheap leather overcoat at a boot sale for 50p, in order to cut it up and use the leather for various things.

cheers

[reohn2]

there's a link here from Erudin:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=40962

Thanks TC

[ukdodger]

Q. Can this be 'recovered'?

A. It looks like it might have been already.... from a skip....


(sorry, I couldn't resist it.... )

BTW I say go for it with leather. If you use the right adhesive ( a one-part moisture-curing polyurethane for example) you may be able to bond wet leather to the saddle directly. Also I once bought a cheap leather overcoat at a boot sale for 50p, in order to cut it up and use the leather for various things.

cheers

Ahem.. skip the rudeness. That's the world's best saddle.

Not sure about the slidyness of leather. Especially in the wet.

[ukdodger]

there's a link here from Erudin:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=40962

Yes excellent link.

[gentlegreen]

I wish I was someone who could be comfortable on a slidey foam-filled saddle.