Saddle Repair

Sometimes you get a bike with a rock hard saddle that's completely unrideable after 20 feet. If you can remove the top layer, then there's really nothing stopping you from adding more foam underneath to make it more comfortable.

For this one all I had to do was peel off the top layer from the back side and pull it forward. Sometimes the top is held on with some staples, which can also be removed as long as you can replace them later. Next I found some foam:

And cut some pieces from it:

Now I stuffed them into the top layer before wrestling it back together:

I had to use a tire lever to shove the last bit on, but it worked:

Now rather than riding on a piece of steel with a thin layer of vinyl on top, this saddle can actually be useful. This definitely beats using one of those padded seat covers that slide around a lot.