SMP Bison

Tim's SMP Dynamic with some fresh EVA foam padding and a lovely and durable shrunken bison leather cover in chocolate. Thanks Tim!

Fizik Aliante VS Carved V & VI

This is custom carved Aliante VS saddle number 5 and 6 for Ross. All done in 2023. This last two are in chocolate shrunken bison and whiskey kangaroo whip. Thanks Ross, it has been my pleasure to work on your saddles.

Mosaic Prologos

Prologo Scratch M5 Nack: Two saddles for Salifu's two new Mosaic bikes. First in light olive green with the Mosaic name perforated key-line and radiating concentric perforated row all in bitter orange. Second in black leather with the Mosaic tree logo sized up and raised across the whole saddle.

Prologo Dimension: Prova Burgundy

 Prologo Dimension Nack saddle in black kangaroo leather with burgundy perforations and bar tape to match with the same perforated pattern for Prova Cycles.

SLR Superflow Classics

A couple of Selle Italia SLR Superflow saddles I completed earlier this year with marching bar tapes. Both are black on black. The first one takes reference from the classic superflow look while the second one derives its seam lines and detailing from an older SLR Flow. The detailing is adapted to suit the shape of the Superflow and the front end carbon fibre trim has been padded out and covered over. It's subtle but it was a lot of work.

SLR Boosts: Sachs and Vanilla

 For a couple of Stanley's bikes I recovered these Selle Italia SLR Boost saddles and made matching saddle bags as well as some bar tape for his Sachs bike and a frame pump strap for the Vanilla classic. Both have subtle raised logos and perforations to compliment the frame colours.

Lady Diva Floral Prova

 For Alison's Prova I recovered this Selle Italia Lady Dive Gel Flow in black leather with a perforated grid of flowers which pick up the accent colour on her Rene Herse tyres.

Lady Diva Whisky Whip Champagne Fans

 A fresh new saddle and bar tape with a different design for Lee's Baum. The old saddle is coming back for some Busyman TLC.

Rainbow Paws

 A fresh saddle for Ronald's Bastion gravel bike: Flite Boost Superflow with rainbow spectrum wild cat tracks wandering around.

Velo Gel Comfort

 Sculpted in whiskey colour kangaroo leather. Rosalie brought the tired old Velo Gel Comfort saddle all the way from Berkeley California for some Busyman TLC. After visiting friends in Sydney they headed down to Melbourne and picked up the finished saddle and bar tape grips. It was a pleasure doing the work and chatting with Rosalie about art, design and creative stuff.

Floral Two-Piece Saddle Bag

 A two-piece saddle bag in burnished tan kangaroo leather for Scott's Speedvagen. Earlier this year I did the saddle and bar tape for the same bike.

Brooks C13 Cambium Red

I covered Martin's Brooks C13 Cambium in red kangaroo whip leather. The matching bar tape has very space out single black perforations which take reference from the black rivets on the saddle.

Rainbow of one piece card wallets

A few months ago I made these one-piece card wallets as gifts to the family and friends we visited on our recent trip to Türkiye. Simone at Simétrie has been making a bunch more in different colours which she will be selling at the Big Design Market in Melbourne this weekend. You can also buy the Busyman X Simétrie One-Piece collection from the Simétrie online store.

Busyman Studio Art Collection

We have a small and growing collection of artworks by my dad, our friends and former students. Here are a few pieces, some of which we've had for quite a while and some newly acquired and recently hung. Featured Artists: Inci Bacaci, Zoe Brand, Meg Kolac, Malcolm Peel and Anke Kindle. Malcolm Peel's paintings framed by Sascha at Delord Studios and Meg Kolac's painting framed by Chris at Kastner Furniture. The final image is an incidental work created by me as a byproduct of Busyman leatherwork.

Fizik Argo: Halftone Tickets

What a pleasure it is working with Black Magic Paint in Portland, Oregon. This striking paint design adapted beautifully to the perforated leather application. I named it Halftone Patchwork Tickets. Recently exhibited at Made frame builders show.

Repente Latus

Lulu's super lightweight Repente Latus saddle with perforated details in Baum Cycles' Champagne and Ruby Red.

Form Throne

Ismail's Prova came back Down Under for some accident repairs, so Above Category commissioned a customised Form saddle to send together with the fresh frame.

MR Power

Matt's initials (and logo) arranged in a repeat pattern of perforations on his S-Works Power saddle. Black leather with white dots to compliment his white and black Pinarello.

Power to 51 Bikes

Reworking Gary's Power saddle again after the leather started to peel off at the nose. Hopefully this time with the full cover treatment it will stay intact. If not, at least it will be easier to re-glue any edges. The first time it was a plain leather recover, this time we added the 51 Bikes logo and some gold perforations to coordinate with his bar tape and frame.

Brandy Whip Power

 For Adrian's Baum, S-Works Power saddle recovered in brandy colour kangaroo whip leather with arc shaped perforation detail on the seat section highlighted in metallic copper. The difference in colour between the saddle and bar tape is due to the extent of handling the saddle under in construction. Once the bar are wrapped and the the bike ridden the two will begin to match more closely.