Wednesday 25 September 2024

Brooks C13 *

For Ray's Pegoretti I have covered his Brooks C13 saddle in kangaroo whiskey whip leather, fully perforated with silver underlay and a subtle yellow asterisk picking up on some of the frame paint detailing. The matching bar tape has a random painterly underlay in the same two colours.

Monday 9 September 2024

Alpitude Gardena Fireflies

For Petrus' Firefly I covered his Alpitude Gardena saddle in hand dyed navy blue leather with illuminated royal blue fireflies and some small silver perforations.







Friday 30 August 2024

Aspide Tree Logo

Baum's logo split down the middle suggested in the negative space of the perforations. Selle San Marco Aspide Superleggera saddle with a full leather cover over the normally exposed carbon fibre sections. Perforations in a custom version of racing green for Baum cycles.

Wednesday 28 August 2024

Prologo Titaniao

Steve's Prologo Nago R4 PAS recovered in black kangaroo leather with perforated seat patches in titanium silver grey matched to the Prologo logo.

Power Arc Italian Style

Jon's first generation Power Arc saddle redone Italian style.

Tuesday 27 August 2024

SLR Superflow Silver Circles

For Kimon's new titanium Tommasini Bici. The SLR Superflow Boost saddle has silver perforated concentric circles which sometimes looks like a pattern and sometimes looks like a random arrangement. Coordinating bar tape with the hex petal flower perforated pattern.

Sunday 25 August 2024

SLR Superflow Blue Stars

 SLR Superflow Boost saddle with coordinating bar tape and a compact saddle bag. Perforations in a custom blue colour for Baum Cycles in a geometric pattern of circles and triangles that could be interpreted as suns or stars.


Tuesday 20 August 2024

Bar Tapes

A couple of bar tapes I made recently for two Baum bicycles. Both in matte black textured cow leather with perforated detail in Chris King Turquoise and Baum Cycles' Burnt Orange.



Monday 19 August 2024

Sunset Fade Vento Argo

Fizik Vento Argo saddle in black with sunset fade from warm yellow through to violet. Plus two sets of matching bar tape for Black Magic Paint in Portland, Oregon.

Sunday 18 August 2024

Tan Whip set for Bob's BASTION

All in saddle tan colour kangaroo whip leather. The main piece is a full length top tube frame bag made to fit neatly into the angles and lugs of Bob's new Bastion. The set also includes a Björn Sedlo saddle with 3mm padding, a 2 piece saddle bag and some Bastion style bar tape. Accent colour in the perforations references Land Rover Keswick Green.

AX Lightness Leaf Nudes & Scales Set

Hand dyed kangaroo leather, raised and embossed scale pattern on the saddle and bar tape and line drawing of female nude on the saddle and saddle bag.


Friday 16 August 2024

Vintage Buckle Belt

I made a belt for Kylie to compliment the ornate sterling silver antique western buckle set she brought back from a recent trip to Texas. The belt is embellished with a set of leather embossing tools that have been in the family since the seventies. Bi-laminated leather so that both sides have the grain, the edges are hand stitched and burnished and the front and sides are hand dyed leaving the inner side natural.


Card Wallets: New & The Repaired

After a decade Geoffrey's perforated card wallet was in need of some TLC. Re-stitching, a good clean and some moisturiser. I also made a fresh plain card wallet in whiskey colour leather for good measure.

Wednesday 14 August 2024

Fizik Pave 12 Year Recover


After twelve years and one minor patch repair Tim's (and Sam's) Fizik Pavé saddle had developed a significant patina. Busyman leather cover number 3 for this old saddle.

Wednesday 24 July 2024

Attica Dinner & Busyman Folders' Update

For the third time Feride and I have the absolute pleasure of dining at Attica restaurant a couple of weeks ago. The experience and the food has always been incredible and seems to get better each time we visit. It was a great opportunity to see the leather folders I made for the restaurant around eight years ago and wonderful to see how they're ageing and developing a deeper character. A huge thank you to Ben, Kylie and all of the team at Attica for such an amazing experience! Favourite dishes? Pretty much everything served.

Sunday 21 July 2024

FOOKS House Stool Recover

As a wedding gift for Ben and Kylie I reupholstered this original Grant Featherston dressing room stool for their amazing Ernest Fooks house in Melbourne. Kangaroo leather with a FOOKS graphic, designed by Feride and me to suit the shape of the stool and sensitive to the period of the home. For good measure we included the happy skull saddle which is now hung in the house alongside some very nice works of art.

Friday 19 July 2024

Bat Winged Skull Arione

Jim's Fizik Arione with a raised design inspired by some ancient Maltese decorative tile work. Comprising a skull, cross bones and a pair of stylised bat wings. The orange detailing picks up on his bike frame colour and make the skull eye sockets look quite electric. 

Wednesday 17 July 2024

SLR Super Flow Saddle Recover with Red Perforations


Delivered to Andrew in France. After several years of riding the original synthetic cover was wearing at the front and the foam padding had come unstuck in a small area which was causing a very annoying squeak. Now the squeak is fixed and it has a nice clean new leather cover.

Saturday 22 June 2024

Rapha Power

S-Works Power saddle recovered in kangaroo leather with silver and bright pink perforated detail inspired by the Rapha RCC aesthetics. This one is for Francisco's OPEN limited edition RCC bicycle.

Novus Boost Alcantara

For one of the limited edition Bastion Archangel bikes. Recovered in black Alcantara synthetic suede.