Orange Power: Baum Orbis

 Black leather with Orange Crush detailing for this Baum Orbis on the S-Works Power saddle and bar tape with twin row offset perforations.

Power Arc: Bear Claw Bastion

 The paint Scheme on John's Bastion was inspired by the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), painted by Velocraft with an array of colour shift paints. Responding to this I picked up on some of the paint colours behind the perforations which were in a kind of graded grid pattern. Included on the S-Works Power Arc saddle and 2-piece saddle bag are some of the motifs from the frame.

Power: Bear, Star & Mountains

With rainbow fade perforations in graded lines arranged to represent a mountain range and raised motifs borrowed from the California state flag this is Will's S-Works Power saddle with a full leather cover and a matching set of bar tape.

Power 51

For Andy, one of Signature Cycles' customers, I recovered this S-Works Power saddle with leather full cover in kangaroo whiskey colour leather, dark brown perforated seat patches and a raised FiftyOne Bikes logo at the back to tie back with his bike. Huge thanks to Signature Cycles in Connecticut and Aidan of FiftyOne Bikes in Dublin Ireland.

Power Full Cover: S-Works Whiskey

For one of Willy's S-Works bikes I took this Power saddle and recovered it in whiskey whip leather with matching bar tape. The new leatherwork covers the foam padding and the black trim edges of the entire saddle.

Curve: SQ LAB

For Richard's custom painted titanium Curve I recovered this SQ Lab 612 saddle in kangaroo whiskey whip leather, made matching bar tape and punched a whole lot of perforations in there for some of green 'Verde Hydra' to show through.

Unofficially SQ Lab x Dromarti x Busyman

I recovered this SQ Lab 60x saddle in brandy whip leather for Janeen's new No.22 gravel bike. The bike is titanium with anodised teal detailing and some of the components have a rainbow oil slick colouring. We took inspiration from the signature perforations on her Dromarti cycling shoes and the colours on the bike and arrived at this arching pattern to fit with the form of the depression through the centre of the saddle.

Holland Cycles 50 Years: Copper Patina Romin

For Bob's Holland Cycles 50th Anniversary Bike. Painted with an aged copper patina effect similar to a bronze statue after decades of exposure to the elements. Kangaroo whip leather is perforated with glimpses of both copper and patina green showing through. On one side of the saddle Holland Cycles' logo remains as negative space surrounded by concentric lines of perforations. The set is completed with a matching saddle bag and bar tape.

Sienna Alcantara: Signature Cycles: Romin Evo with Mimic

In January this year I was honoured to welcome Ruedi and Abraham from Signature Cycles to my studio in Carlton. While here Ruedi placed an order for some Busyman upholstery to finish his Bastion Cross Road bike. He selected to use Alcantara synthetic suede rather than leather. We all look forward to seeing how this material wears in with use, hoping it develops a good looking patina just like leather or natural suede.

Bar Tapes for Roy

 Late last year I made six sets of bar tape for six bikes in Roy's very impressive stable. Since then I've made another refresh set for his Baum and his Bastion (pictured) and yet another for his Festka which was sadly involved in a crash incident.

Romin Mountain Peaks: Signature Cycles

For Signature Cycles in Connecticut: Romin Evo Expert saddle with a perforated design of frosty green mountains and a matching set of bar tape for Joel's Bastion. 

Most Lynx: Bastion

For Tomy's Bastion a Most Lynx saddle with the signature Bastion perforation pattern in silver and red along with two options for bar tape.

Power Tree

 The new Baum Cycles tree logo in raised relief on this Power saddle for Daniel's new Orbis. Highlight colours are chrome orange and viper blue.

Power Shield Speedvagen

 S-Works Power saddle with matching bar tape for a Speedvagen 2022 Surprise Me paint scheme. The saddle perforation design takes reference from the Speedvagen shield logo and picks up the main colours of the frame: Berry, Hawtpink, Lavender and Army Green.

Whisky Whip Fizik Antares

For Josh's hand made custom steel Route 19 classic rim brake road bike. Kangaroo whip leather in whisky colour with perforations to match the deep green frame colour.

Sturdy Arione & Tundra

 For Richard I recently completed these two Fizik saddles in whiskey colour kangaroo whip leather with gold perforations. For a road bike and a mountain bike in titanium currently in fabrication at Sturdy Cycles in the UK. The perforated design, arranged in a concentric pattern around the Sturdy logo, highlights the gold colour that will be anodised on both frames.

Simple Acorn Power

 Back in January I had a visit from Ruedi and Abraham of Signature Cycles in Greenwich Connecticut. They brought with them a small piece of leather and a Power saddle for me to cover for one of their customers. Here it is, minimal compared to most of my work, using some acorn leather graciously provided by Carson of Leh Cycling Goods to match their acorn bar tape.

Bastion Power

S-Works Power saddle in black kangaroo leather with raised Bastion logo and grey perforation pattern in their classic weave pattern style. 

Power Saddles - Baum Cycles

Three very recent Power saddles for upcoming Baum Cycles builds.

Fresh Leather for Regina's Speedvagen

With perforated detail in Speedvagen's light and dark army alongside bright gold I made some fresh black leather bar tape for Regina's Speedvagen horizon. I also made a new strap with stainless steel buckle for her old 2 piece saddle bag.

SMP F30c: Black on Black

For James a new model short F30c SMP saddle in black kangaroo leather with large perforations in a pattern that references some of the saddle contours.

Romin Grey Tessellations

 Simon had a grey Power saddle but much prefers the fit of his Specialized Romin Evo. So I took his old black Romin and recovered it in grey kangaroo leather with a perforated tessellation pattern to compliment his @supacaz bar tape.

Two More for Marty

Another grey saddle for Marty, this time a Selle San Marco Regale and a red Selle Italia Flite with grey stripe through the centre. 

Monards x Baum x Pro Stealth

Pro Stealth Superlight team issue saddle for Bernard's Baum Orbis with the text element of the Monards logo in classic Mondrian inspired primary colours show cased in Australian Hand Made Bicycle Show 2023 in Melbourne.

Ariones and SLRs: Speedvagens and a Baum

Twin brothers Hai and Ha in Texas have collected a few pre-loved bespoke custom bicycles and enjoy the project of reworking and restoring them to their own specifications. For their Speedvagens we have combined the classic unicorn shield logo with the other classic Ichico text in a few iterations with combinations of perforations and raised relief techniques. For Hai's Baum Cubano SLR the same techniques but not quite so busy.