I watched the video. He said he is still satisfied overall. The rubber breaking at the front rivet seems like a problem to me. The fabric wearing out is also a concern, but wait a minute, he admitted he dyed the saddle more than once in hot water. I know that washing clothes in hot water wears the fabric out. It's also not surprising that it will wear if left out in the sun a lot. I don't leave mine outside much, so maybe I'll get many years out of mine.

Also, it might be possible to glue new fabric onto the rubber. I'm not sure if rubbing the old fabric off first is a good idea or even how to do that.