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Cathy B. has let slip her secret for making Brooks copper rivets shiny:
(dirty rivet on right, sparkly rivet on left)
Cathy tells us that she uses . . . . ketchup! And a Q-tip.
Originally uploaded by guuwatanabe
GUU-Watanabe shows this frontbag mount on their Flickr photostream. The bag sits on a small rack so this system of wood and straps is an alternative to the decaleur.
There are more pictures of the bag and bike in the photostream.
A lot of customers are frustrated by the length of the clamp area on Brooks saddles. They wish for more setback.
The setback is determined by the front curve of the clamp area on the chassis. Look at these two leather saddles. You can see that the width of the clamp area in front is dictated by the shape of the nose. If the clamp area were extended towards the front of the saddle it would distort the skirts or require that the mid-section of the saddle be wider. Either of these changes would probably compromise the performance of the saddle.
This is why saddles with higher skirts (Swift, Swallow) can have longer clamp areas.
Alpe d'huez Team Pro
We have the new Alpe d’Huez Team Pro in stock. This is a “seasonal” edition saddle with a topographical map of the famous Tour de France climb imprinted in the leather.
This special saddle comes in three colors: black, honey, and antique brown. (but they’re calling it ‘brown’ now). This is the first Team Pro in the brown color in quite a while. The price is the same $187 that we charge for a comparable regular-production Team Pro.
The art is by “Brooklyn-based artist, wallpaper designer and bike enthusiast Dan Funderburgh.” You can learn more about Mr. Funderburgh, and this project, here and here. He has a Flickr Photostream, too.
Kara Ginther is showing some very interesting craft work on her Flickr photostream.
I was looking for something in my photo files and came across this picture of rivet setting from 2001. Looks like I was playing with text effects.
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Bill Laine started Wallingford Bicycle Parts in 1995.
