Don't throw away old saddles recover them.

[bjellys]

This is my second attempt at recovering a saddle and I am getting better as I go .The first two have been covered in modern tough use material.my next attempt will be vinyl.
It doesn't cost the earth to do them as you can buy off-cuts
My first go was the Green one then today Black.

 

[firedfromthecircus]

They look pretty good.
Especially the black one. Rivets set it off very nicely.
Want to share a tutorial?

 

[Captain Stupido]

Nice work man. Shall I send you all my tatty saddles?

 

[legrandefromage]

How much do you charge?

 

[Frankenorange]

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Excellent re-cover jobs especially on the black saddle. I can see a little business starting up here maybe?

 

[bjellys]

Nice work man. Shall I send you all my tatty saddles?

I see you are in South Devon I live in Torquay so if you have any saddles you want shot of I could always pick them up .I need to practice to try and get the hang of doing them.
Cheers for the reply

 

[bjellys]

How much do you charge?

I'm not taking orders I need a lot more experience before I would feel confident doing one for anyone else it is an ongoing project for the dark winter nights .

 

[Captain Stupido]

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Nice work man. Shall I send you all my tatty saddles?

I see you are in South Devon I live in Torquay so if you have any saddles you want shot of I could always pick them up .I need to practice to try and get the hang of doing them.
Cheers for the reply

Definitely... you’re only down the road so I’ll see if I can dig some out. Unfortunately I had a clear out not long ago and threw a couple away, should have something though... Will have a look later today.

 

[bjellys]

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Nice work man. Shall I send you all my tatty saddles?

I see you are in South Devon I live in Torquay so if you have any saddles you want shot of I could always pick them up .I need to practice to try and get the hang of doing them.
Cheers for the reply

Definitely... you’re only down the road so I’ll see if I can dig some out. Unfortunately I had a clear out not long ago and threw a couple away, should have something though... Will have a look later today.

Cheers

 

[Captain Stupido]

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Here’s one... I’ve replaced it with a rolls... oddly enough I bought the bike in Torquay... I think my others may be in storage in London, they’ll be coming out in a couple of weeks.