Re-cover a saddle
Has anyone tried getting a bike saddle re-covered in the UK? I managed to get a great deal on a Fizik Aliante with carbon rails when they first came out. Actually my wife did as she got it for my birthday, fluttered her eyelashes or something!
Anyhow, despite being quite old its still comfortable but the cover material started splitting a while ago. I can't afford a replacement, or rather I'm not willing to pay for one, but as the base is still structurally sound I wondered about just getting it re-covered. Seems a bit of a waste if it deteriorates to the point that I can't use it.
Has anyone tried getting a bike saddle re-covered here in the UK, either a DIY job or sent it to someone? I can find a fair bit on this on some US websites but nothing for the UK. Not looking for anything fancy here, just a single colour one piece cover in either leather or other suitable material.
Hope Bikeradar forum members can help!
Anyhow, despite being quite old its still comfortable but the cover material started splitting a while ago. I can't afford a replacement, or rather I'm not willing to pay for one, but as the base is still structurally sound I wondered about just getting it re-covered. Seems a bit of a waste if it deteriorates to the point that I can't use it.
Has anyone tried getting a bike saddle re-covered here in the UK, either a DIY job or sent it to someone? I can find a fair bit on this on some US websites but nothing for the UK. Not looking for anything fancy here, just a single colour one piece cover in either leather or other suitable material.
Hope Bikeradar forum members can help!
Daithi, Cardiff
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My wife made me a few using skin... they look good as gold and you can personalise it, but the glue she uses tends to come off if you use them a lot in the wet... which is interesting, as it's tubulars glue... :-)left the forum March 20230
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Cheers, any pics?
I have tub glue in the garage!Daithi, Cardiff0 -
Both the white and tan saddles are recovered from worn out Fizik, one is an Airone, the other is an Antares. As I said, the glue stays there if it's dry, but if it gets wet a lot, it is washed away. It's not super difficult, you get a piece of skin of the colour you like, cut the shape, you stretch it and glue it on at the edges, and then you re-stretch it and re-glue it 24 hours later... then you are good to go
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ugo.santalucia wrote:My wife made me a few using skin...
Presumably, taken off the people that you catch using CO2 pumps!
Sorry, couldn't resist it.Cannondale Synapse Carbon Ultegra
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ayjaycee wrote:ugo.santalucia wrote:My wife made me a few using skin...
Presumably, taken off the people that you catch using CO2 pumps!
Sorry, couldn't resist it.
Not the skin, but probably the saddle...
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I re-cover saddles. I have recovered several Fizik saddles. I personalize the saddles. Bellow are links to several of the saddles I have recovered:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bsg7ibx6o1ymn ... 1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f74y9j4tw8h1e ... 3.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vq2hqkmuzfa7i ... 1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ayrf2zbimcof9 ... 1.jpg?dl=0
Marvin 07973 2112100 -
Hi Marvin, what glue do you use?left the forum March 20230
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My wife made me a few using skin...
Have you seen / read Silence of the Lambs?? :shock:0
