Tools & Maintenance

A new saddle should be treated with Brooks Proofide leather dressing to help assist the breaking-in process. Proofide keeps the leather supple as it is specially formulated from natural ingredients to condition, preserve and shower proof your saddle. Proofide is the only substance that should be used to care for your Brooks Leather Saddle. Apply a little Proofide to the finished side of the leather. Allow the Proofide to permeate until dry and then polish off. Proofide should be used several times during the ‘breaking-in’ period and every 3-6 months thereafter. On bicycles not fitted with mudguards, an initial application to the underside of the saddle will be beneficial, this needs not to be polished off. The leather gets its colour during the tanning process and it is possible, therefore, that some colour residues will remain. It is recommended to polish the saddle with a soft cloth before first use.

Rain cover designed to be used when the bike is parked to avoid getting the leather saddle wet. A soaked leather saddle should not be ridden for long as it will deform the saddle’s shape.

A ratcheting hex wrench in the Y-configuration is practical,  but strangely uncommon.

- Includes the most popular hex sizes:  4, 5, and 6mm

- Three-position ratchet (loosen, tighten, or disable the ratchet mechanism)

- Solid aluminum body