![Brooks saddle cracking. I apply the proofhide that comes with it religiously, when I first got it about once a month, had it about 5 years or so and started applying more Brooks saddle cracking. I apply the proofhide that comes with it religiously, when I first got it about once a month, had it about 5 years or so and started applying more](https://preview.redd.it/p9jz1hfgtol31.jpg?auto=webp&s=d8721fd2dd305d3728ce5ed046f99335e233de1a)
Brooks saddle cracking. I apply the proofhide that comes with it religiously, when I first got it about once a month, had it about 5 years or so and started applying more
![Brooks-like Leather Saddle From Old Mattress Bicycle Seat : 10 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables Brooks-like Leather Saddle From Old Mattress Bicycle Seat : 10 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables](https://content.instructables.com/FFG/ZRDL/I7RGF4DN/FFGZRDLI7RGF4DN.jpg?auto=webp&fit=bounds&frame=1&height=1024&width=1024auto=webp&frame=1&height=150)
Brooks-like Leather Saddle From Old Mattress Bicycle Seat : 10 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables
![Hi ! I just bought this used Brooks Saddle. Dark and harder spots. Any idea on how to make it « softer » again ? Am I forced to buy the brooks Hi ! I just bought this used Brooks Saddle. Dark and harder spots. Any idea on how to make it « softer » again ? Am I forced to buy the brooks](https://preview.redd.it/hi-i-just-bought-this-used-brooks-saddle-dark-and-harder-v0-clpfjcshyjma1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f03699d6f6dd18b3098af24391fe01e4a62282b2)