I found this saddle frame in a bucket of old road bike parts.
Does anyone have advice on where to buy a cover or on recovering it myself?
Does anyone have advice on where to buy a cover or on recovering it myself?
Needing advice for saddle covering
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Tricky, because it has lost the base cover, which was probably leather or plastic. The base would be clipped and, from the look of the frame, rivetted on. If you have access to some decent thickish leather you could make your self a new base and rivet/clip that on. Is there any sign of the original base material under that big side rivet near the nose?
Once you have done that, all you need is some padding material and your leather/vinyl/canvas top cover of choice - which you can bond on with the edges wrapped around the base/frame.
Once you have done that, all you need is some padding material and your leather/vinyl/canvas top cover of choice - which you can bond on with the edges wrapped around the base/frame.
ABS Plastic can be used for the base and can be formed with heat.
Thanks, guys! ABS plastic sounds easier and leather sounds cooler from a build standpoint. Would it be feasible to do an ABS base with padding and a leather cover?
Sounds doable to me. I was in the plastic fab business a long time ago and all one really needs to form most sheet plastics is an oven and a mold to form it over when hot. 1/16" sheet ABS should be easy to work with and durable.
Kydex as well. Readily available on the web and easy to work with
I was in the plastics biz so long ago, Kydex did not exist then. Looks legit to me.
I'm currently in the plastics business. IM, RIM, thermo........we process a lot of resin at our various plants
