Arione for a Dutch Bicycle

I recently put together this set for Arjan Fidder's new Baum which doubles as a showroom bike. Check out Fidder Consultancy  representing Baum, Babici and Busyman in the Netherlands.

 

 

Kumo Climbs Mountains

This Selle SMP and bar tape set was made for Kumo Keith's touring bike upon which he recently climbed a few mountains in Italy.

San Marco Gel: Silver Flames

An old Selle San Marco womens' gel flow saddle recovered in black kangaroo with silver perforations in a kind of flame pattern (April 2013).

Selle SMP: His and Hers

Queensland: Two Selle SMPs in white kangaroo with the 'casino' perforation pattern in red and celeste green.

Walt's Single Straps

A set of 'fancy' single straps I did for Walter a few months ago.

Flite Refurbished

Catching up on some of the saddles I finished before heading off for a three month holiday. This one is an old flite recovered in black kangaroo with yellow perforations in five tapered rows.

Kangaroo Tool Roll

Kangaroo leather tool roll with blue accents on the strap.

Romin Evo Pro - Black on Black

Black Kangaroo

SR Contour

Selle Royal sent me a few saddles a while back. This one, the Contour Royal I have recovered for Clifton Hill's Spensley Street Primary School. It will be one of the items to be auctioned at their Tempting Fete on October 26th. Natural kangaroo leather with a green kid skin underlay in some kind of fancy broguish pattern.

 

Flite Carbonio in Natural and Grape

A thin layer of extra padding was added to this Flite Carbon saddle before covering with natural kangaroo leather. Perforations backed in a grape purple for a Stinner CX in the same colour. Should marry back nicely with the skin wall tyres.

The bike lives in Hong Kong

Ostrich Legs Wearing In

After three year of riding the ostrich leg SMP is still going well.

I'm On the Road

I haven't blogged recently, I've been on the road traveling around parts of Turkey for the last month. I will be back in the Busyman studio in October after visiting Italy (Selle San Marco), staying in an Austrian Alps summer house, teaching a workshop in Sweden and dropping by London to visit Sir Paul Smith.

The saddle blog posts will start again in October, in the meantime @busymanbicycles on instagram and the Busyman Bicycles Facebook page might have an occasional travel update.

Thanks for following,

Mick.

Prologo Venom Green

A prologo recover for a recent Baum build with matching handlebar tape.

 

Arione with 'Why Not Blue' Star

Now I have a little time on my hands hanging out in Turkey I can post a few of my recent works. This one is in natural kangaroo with a simple star featured in blue to match back with the Pegoretti why not blue. The atching veggie tanned bar tape can be tricky to wrap but is well worth the effort.

 

 

Winning on Busyman Bartape

Congratulations Eric for your win in the Masters 40+ category of the Mt Hood Cycling Classic.

Kangaroo Red Bartape

The skins are small so there are a few joins in each roll.

Division 1

The saddles and tape I did for the Division 1 team who are racing the Red Hook Crit this weekend in Brooklyn.

 

Bright Green Baum

Scratch HWD: Bright Sky Blue

Neil's Prologo Scratch HWD recovered in roo with three simple lines of sky blue perforations to compliment his upcoming Baum build. Matching bar tape.

Selle Italia C2 with Casino Sides

For Ben's upcoming Baum build this C2 is embellished with the split casino design in the three main colours of the paint scheme: Venom green, Duck egg blue and white. Bar tape to match with two stitch colours.

Zeus Aliante

Aliante recovered in roo leather with Zeus buffalo skull motif. Simple single toe straps to match.

Antares Leica Inspired

A classic Leica camera is the inspiration this saddle for one of Tom Donhau's recent bikes. I love the way the paint references the leather jacket of the camera.

Aliante Split Casino

This Fizik Aliante is embellished with red backed perforations configured in what is a new geometric version of my old 'Casino' design. I've called this one 'Casino Sides'. Texas, US.

 

Specialized Jett: World Champ

This Specialized Jett saddle was recovered a couple of months ago for Liz. In navy blue kid leather with world champ rainbow stripes and titanium grey perforations. Liz rides a Baum and holds a world masters record on the track.

 

Kombi Koffein Mattress Saddle

For Kombi Koffein in Brisbane.