Re-upholdstering a saddle
 

Video of a saddle being re-upholdster.

Thanks for posting that. I enjoyed watching it. Always nice to see a craftsman at work.

I am going to watch this when I get home tonight. I have similar seat to recover. The original has several pieces stitched together, but this will help. I've done some saddles without the center cut-out before. This will be my first with a center cutout.

Here's an old thread on recovering saddles. It used to be one of my favorites, but it was bitten by the photobucket debacle. :mad: It still has lots of good info and the overall process documented. https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...ur-saddle.html

1. I’m not sure I even want to know what’s in that yellow bottle.
2. I love how expressive his hands are when the cover comes off and the padding is shredded.
3. Mad skills.
4. Really nice tools. Especially those shears.
5. I would love to know what he used for the padding.

Can you take some before and after pictures? I think it would be nice to see that.

Good idea to document the recovering of the saddle. Don't hold your breath for it, it is a lower priority, but I'll get to it.

I am not sure that I would be comfortable riding a saddle where the rails could be snapped in by hand. My understanding is that an arbor press is used to install the rails for the original assembly.

What a great craftsman! So rare these days. I would love to find out if he does other people’s saddles or just his own.

I have 2 or 3 bad condition Selle Italia Turbomatic 2 saddles that deserve to be properly covered with some quality buffalo hide. The striations in buffalo hide provide cooling channels not to mention looking cool.

I’m not a big fan of the “bird’s beak” saddle tip on Selle SMP saddles. But the the way this craftsman is able to smoothe out the leather on such a complex shape makes me quite confident that a wrinkle free reupholstery job is quite doable on a more straightforward saddle shape.

you guys have any idea what kind of adhesive he might using?

I do not know what glue he is using however I have attach a link to glues used for leather.

https://gadgetsliving.com/best-glue-leather/

Thanks for posting it was a pleasure to watch. I have had good success with Barge Cement which I find easy to use. I would probably use goo-gone (goof off, etc.) to try and remove the Barge Cement should my saddles ever come loose.

thanks!

It would be great if a C&V member can repair saddles on a regular basis like [MENTION=398641]PastorB[/MENTION]ob with freewheels. Many times the damage is to the cover, not the saddle body.

I have done a few and have always used contact cement (Weldwood). On the other thread mentioned, it seems most folks were using either that or 3M spray adhesive, which I believe is also a contact cement.