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B17, brooks, butchered brooks, chamfered brooks, channelled brooks, cut brooks, cut leather, Imperial, slotted leather saddle, slotted saddle, Special
Cut Brooks, a set on Flickr.
As I had two identical green B17 Specials lying dormant, and some curiosity about a Brooks Imperial, I decided to make my own. Tools – a carpet cutter, a drill, and a tracing done at my LBS (Thanks, Kathleen!). It took about an hour to get it done. Can’t wait to test it out…
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Cut Brooks, a set on Flickr. … ssaddleb.wordpress.com
Really interesting, thanks for documenting the process. ~Hugh
No problem – seemed like a good project, and I like how it turned out.
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Bruce – it’s been working great. I really like it! It’s on the rando bike now waiting for the first 200k or longer, but I’ve been commuting on it for a few months with no pad, and it’s comfy!
Sweet. Let me know how it feels.