Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Fizik Aliante: V'd Speedy Dots



The Aliante V cut out looks deeper with this new variation on the speedy dots pattern. In Blue Sirena and Barbados Green ties it back to the Baum painted stem, fork and seat post.

Monday, 1 December 2014

Yellow Strap



Selle Italia Super Turbo: Celeste


Selle Italia Super Turbo recovered in a bright celeste leather for Veloaficionado's Bianchi restoration.

Daisy & Grey

The lovely Mrs Busyman recently received her new Ken Evans single speed road bike. Built for her by Ken, painted in one of her favourite colours and assembled with great attention to detail by Shifter Bikes . The saddle and bar tape are natural vegetable tanned leather adorned with her favourite flowers, daisies.

Fizik Arione: Tan with Llewellyn lug design




Llewellyn signature lug detail design in silver perforation relief.



  Here is the lug design demonstrated by Dazza's famous hand!

Specialized Oura: Tan with blues

Specialized Romin: Richard Sachs / House Industries




Saddle & tape custom designed to go on a House Industries / Richard Sachs' bicycle.

Selle SMP: Minimal


Minimal Selle SMP in hand dyed kangaroo. Matching bar tape has see thru 'graded dots'.

Selle San Marco Aspide: Natural Kangaroo Brogue


For WK's Pink Firefly in Singapore, this natural set has a brogue pattern adapted from his shoes and a four point flower pattern on the bar tape.

Fizik Arione: Natural & Antique Brown Kangaroo


Classic Arione panels hand stitched.

Selle Italia SLR: Velo Vuelo


Hand Dyed Antique Chestnut


Fizik Aliante: Deep Antique Brown


Hand dyed kangaroo leather in a deep antique brown. 'Speedy Dots' highlights in powder blue and off white to match the Serotta frame.






Monogram Saddle


Velo saddle with relief monogram emblem and pale celeste green perforation highlights.  Matching hand dyed bar tape with single stitch and four point flower pattern.

Fizik Antares Versus: Brandy & duck egg blue


Perforations to emphasise the contour of the saddle & duck egg blue to match paint details of a Baum frame.

Selle San Marco Rolls: Basic Recovery in Whisky Kangaroo



Basic Rolls restoration with matching colour cow skin bar tape.



Specialized Toupe: Hand dyed


Hand dyed saddle & tape for Bureau Fidder in Netherlands.