A couple of Happy New Year gifts I made for Mark and Anna when we stayed with them in Bondi for a little beach holiday in January. A two-piece saddle saddle bag for Mark's Baum Orbis and a sunglasses case for Anna's Ray-Bans.
Friday, 4 April 2025
Saturday, 29 March 2025
Ege Bisikletim for Türkiye
Friday, 28 March 2025
Saturday, 8 February 2025
Two Piece Saddle Bags with Silver Perforations
It took a couple of goes to get the colour right on this 2 piece bag for Steve. The aim was to get the silver perforations to look like the titanium but in the first version, the one with black piping, it was too blue. So we had another try and decided to change the piping to grey for an added highlight. This one also with the spring loaded, nickel plated toe strap buckle and a single ended YKK Vislon zipper.
Two piece saddle bag with red piping
The first of two saddle bags for Steve. This one is for his Pegoretti to match the saddle, bar tape and pump strap I made a while ago. We fitted a double ended YKK Vislon zip, but after trying it out Steve decided a single zip slider would be more functional. He also opted to have the nickel plated, spring loaded toe strap buckle rather than the traditional style stainless buckle I've been using recently.
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Custom Anniversary His & Hers Pegorettis
Heather and David's Pegoretti's inspired by the colour of their Ferraris. Heather's saddle Selle Italia Lady Diva saddle in black kangaroo leather with perforations in a colour block pattern Modena yellow, orange and Barbie pink. The bar tape is black Alcantara with a hex flower perforated pattern fading from yellow, through orange to pink.
David's saddle, Selle Italia SLR Superflow Boost in black kangaroo leather features a nod to the Ferrari shield logo in gold perforations with a green (Ferrari Verde Jewell) concentric pattern covering the rest of the space. His coordinating bar tape is matte black cow leather with both green and gold in the perforated pattern.
Friday, 27 December 2024
Turquoise Bar Tape
Friday, 13 December 2024
Phenom SV Shields
Thursday, 5 December 2024
Refreshed for Dan
Dan's black SLR had faded a lot. For a quick fix I applied several coats of acrylic leather paint and a matte varnish. The white Prologo was no longer very white. Now recovered it in white kangaroo leather with a classic fine perforation pattern for Dan's Merckx.
Iron Man
Suggestions of Iron Man's mask in gold, red and light blue perforations on this Selle Italia SLR Boost Superflow saddle.
Monday, 2 December 2024
Bastion Demon Rose
Pink Diva
Thursday, 28 November 2024
Berk Whiskey
Berk's Lupina Short saddle in whiskey colour kangaroo leather, marching bar tape perforated with Baum Cycles' light gold Champagne colour.
Stealth Whiskey
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Power Paws
Orange to pink gradient concentric paw print pattern for Becky's Power saddle in black kangaroo leather.
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Dad's Walking Stick
What a lovely day we had visiting my parents in the Upper Yarra / Yarra Ranges area. Under the watchful gaze of the local native birdlife, I worked outside on the deck sharpening their kitchen knives and fitting some leather accoutrements to Dad's long bamboo walking stick. A long wrist strap, a pair of adjustable velcro straps to fasten his little torch/flashlight and some lashing around the bottom end to prevent any further splitting.
Customised Berk Bar Tapes
Two sets of Berk synthetic leather bar tape which I customised with colour fade and multi-colour perforated designs for Franco's Kirkoretti (frame by Dave Kirk and paint by the late Dario Pegoretti)