The Specialized McLaren Venge, Fastest Complete Performance Bike In The World.

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width: 536px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><br />The new S-Works + McLaren Venge is the result of a partnership between Specialized and McLaren that brings the advanced materials and carbon layup design that McLaren has employed in their F1-winning race cars into the world of racing bikes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUI6DLy5LU5MgBQvJAR9NWU8YVV1TZTk8fhYWn86B5kISLovxdL45_pQ4BLKUj0jCB3Qx5krY8ctW0Tvavr6W8d5xx3B67vjhKj7Fc5K7J-K0bblKWcsDkvH7-zqsDTAXdgeA9KVMB-M/s1600/McLaren+venge+hero.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619649145388515602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUI6DLy5LU5MgBQvJAR9NWU8YVV1TZTk8fhYWn86B5kISLovxdL45_pQ4BLKUj0jCB3Qx5krY8ctW0Tvavr6W8d5xx3B67vjhKj7Fc5K7J-K0bblKWcsDkvH7-zqsDTAXdgeA9KVMB-M/s400/McLaren+venge+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 488px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlQnBykzDkGaoJ4apCFz8j5ciGRrjAsjPD3p3j69QA4eFsoJqKgEepvX_pGsADYS3ZzEUGF4tv-NSTRpAFByAVk8oX8hiofas_mATKKCY4CmIOJcKQ4RV9qj0YuJxxm75_1ZVV3BG87w/s1600/1300396840507-1pcjb10xbmx13-800-75.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619653089715479762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlQnBykzDkGaoJ4apCFz8j5ciGRrjAsjPD3p3j69QA4eFsoJqKgEepvX_pGsADYS3ZzEUGF4tv-NSTRpAFByAVk8oX8hiofas_mATKKCY4CmIOJcKQ4RV9qj0YuJxxm75_1ZVV3BG87w/s400/1300396840507-1pcjb10xbmx13-800-75.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 252px;" /></a><br /><br /><span><span class="arttext">The first carbon road race bike from Specialized with an aerodynamic design, the S-Works Venge was the brainchild of Chris D'Aluisio and the Specialized engineering team. </span></span><span><span class="arttext">This design was then refined further through the McLaren partnership.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnX9_dLcflUckAHyK6gA6AY62KbeIElb4dXaSm0pWHk_Mzp_0rHC_5HcL1_8Kk42DCstHQJyfroXgMh7vFSTAE7OuJw5hDMxMDuks9CnSiaSYaKiooDOD8Gv1J_S9_HFXuFt_QsRiJcE/s1600/mcLaren+venge08.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619652822688195762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnX9_dLcflUckAHyK6gA6AY62KbeIElb4dXaSm0pWHk_Mzp_0rHC_5HcL1_8Kk42DCstHQJyfroXgMh7vFSTAE7OuJw5hDMxMDuks9CnSiaSYaKiooDOD8Gv1J_S9_HFXuFt_QsRiJcE/s400/mcLaren+venge08.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 452px;" /></a><br /><span><span class="arttext"><br />In working with McLaren engineers, the S-Works+McLaren Venge maintained identical aerodynamics and stiffness, yet achieved an even lighter weight through its extremely advanced carbon layup design. </span></span><span><span class="arttext">After over four years of development, testing and over twenty trips to various wind tunnels, the S-Works Venge is the first Specialized bike to achieve the winning formula of weight, stiffness and aerodynamics.<br /></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LdLSAUAnBROytyACF9NshoAhfvohoVS_hU2F2Rcq9V1O3_6iC6OlPC83uudotlQXr_MwXrDuC2xbnNcIiaDuDsekmbnRZE0PaP2zQqLekujBZLst1-1TPNXHsmBAUQ7jaPqLawjWg2M/s1600/mcLaren+venge06.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619652672068638498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LdLSAUAnBROytyACF9NshoAhfvohoVS_hU2F2Rcq9V1O3_6iC6OlPC83uudotlQXr_MwXrDuC2xbnNcIiaDuDsekmbnRZE0PaP2zQqLekujBZLst1-1TPNXHsmBAUQ7jaPqLawjWg2M/s400/mcLaren+venge06.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Available Venge Models:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">S-Works Venge DA, $9200</span><br />With its no-compromise formula of ultralight weight, exceptional stiffness, and stealthy aerodynamics, the Venge created an entirely new road category: Complete Performance. Throw in Pro Tour-proven Shimano Dura-Ace components, and this bike will elevate you—and Team HTC-Highroad—to a whole new level:<br /><a href="http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkFamily.jsp?sid=12Venge&scid=1001&scname=Road"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619658758719462306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcSTa3xvqPySQTOsMavxwJQlnylKX0JEl893uy22joqDj1cvbiS4SuakhAmRnTpr2vo6arZQaeIbkqyApQOxnkelhHBtd1bAptBB2x2vNu5zNQCqBimAWxfD3T-3CPcIgk4pCHMQKQUY/s400/Venge+DA.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 303px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">S-Works Venge SRAM RED, $8800</span><br />With its no-compromise formula of ultralight weight, exceptional stiffness, and stealthy aerodynamics, the Venge created an entirely new road category: Complete Performance. Throw in Pro Tour-proven SRAM RED components, and this bike will elevate you—and teams Astana and Saxo Bank—to a whole new level:<br /><a href="http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkFamily.jsp?sid=12Venge&scid=1001&scname=Road"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619659021945424562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHuXSpprNZj0aV_IsM5meESgEgRWt_eUWTw9zG1pFjV7_qmv2tAhQ9zVRwvQH-7J2KODCtW27cdU7JVHkboD_ljMiN9ob_m3C0O9-LRfoq9VS-4Bbl4DoJoRk56Y8LeEfxU1Ah4U9JIM/s400/Venge+SRAM.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 302px;" /></a><br /><span><span class="arttext"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.specialized.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Specialized</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.mclarenappliedtechnologies.com/" style="font-style: italic;">McLaren</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://www.velodramatic.com/" style="font-style: italic;">VeloDramatic</a><br /></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://venge.specialized.com/">Learn more here</a>

The Specialized McLaren Venge, Fastest Complete Performance Bike In The World.

The new S-Works + McLaren Venge is the result of a partnership between Specialized and McLaren that brings the advanced materials and carbon...

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Luxury Racing Bikes Exquisitely Crafted of Mahogany Wood By Sueshiro Sano.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0DJx27Zz-1R0sjEIjAinp32JLKBZIZN88HYrK_11akmGlQN4Pb5d-qPaKeAfcemWDftawMBruxhyphenhyphenOr3mqeSClihXncFyXP5_FEciCtLCKuGE5lNm0vDC1sz6HaJi3Bid2tpOjRavcHc/s1600/06_2011_01_15_145450.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577763094567155554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0DJx27Zz-1R0sjEIjAinp32JLKBZIZN88HYrK_11akmGlQN4Pb5d-qPaKeAfcemWDftawMBruxhyphenhyphenOr3mqeSClihXncFyXP5_FEciCtLCKuGE5lNm0vDC1sz6HaJi3Bid2tpOjRavcHc/s400/06_2011_01_15_145450.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeJOHjc4bBBcl2ph7gZluLxxBN9wA6quWaRRKnD9s9krAzh0us87_1IFrDFYCXkdazYVVG7qtfnLwzqbaN7U6y5QykZHwqULRmjrcqs8BTLyfCIHY5buUj8cD7LIauiEVS98s3slu7KI/s1600/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577765512170525426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeJOHjc4bBBcl2ph7gZluLxxBN9wA6quWaRRKnD9s9krAzh0us87_1IFrDFYCXkdazYVVG7qtfnLwzqbaN7U6y5QykZHwqULRmjrcqs8BTLyfCIHY5buUj8cD7LIauiEVS98s3slu7KI/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><br />Exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail make this wooden bike the finest about which I have written. While it's true I introduced you to <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/09/woody-bicycles-hand-crafted-hardwood_18.html">Woody Bicycles</a> and the <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/11/first-100-fsc-certified-wood-bicycle-in.html">first FSC- certified wooden bicycle</a>, the elegance and proportions of <a href="http://sanomagic.world.coocan.jp/englishindex.html#Wooden%20bicycle">Sanomagic's wooden bikes</a> are in a class by themselves.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN7WspcpyDrfQWDsT5XTUoNUxA3ApcWmQg-nvX4Rz65OF_6XmIsWdzW1g7y0Cvnpiuwr7VMZYpslU6nzNWqNqqluPsRNDH7MfVGXM-2Z4Q8lZmG8XMe8ziIFfTiuR4sIkYda1waI2I5I/s1600/Picture+23.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577768019135935266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN7WspcpyDrfQWDsT5XTUoNUxA3ApcWmQg-nvX4Rz65OF_6XmIsWdzW1g7y0Cvnpiuwr7VMZYpslU6nzNWqNqqluPsRNDH7MfVGXM-2Z4Q8lZmG8XMe8ziIFfTiuR4sIkYda1waI2I5I/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><br />A ninth generation ship builder, Sueshiro Sano, shown above with his Mahogany Bike T2, has created a lightweight high performance luxury bike using layering techniques employed in shipbuilding to make the wood stronger and more durable.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqtaGN11VuM5E7UtE5UxLvi4WUcvixOw5Ei1lEjGZxwoPBd6lJ_6HqIdg-RWoN0tcExKORWU56XM4QUCjnEHTS9RQUwv0qM3eDR51hadNOdBxo1q_gkfiKdJsMZq8L_HeVFbiLHq3M9o/s1600/Picture+24.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577768785629194306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqtaGN11VuM5E7UtE5UxLvi4WUcvixOw5Ei1lEjGZxwoPBd6lJ_6HqIdg-RWoN0tcExKORWU56XM4QUCjnEHTS9RQUwv0qM3eDR51hadNOdBxo1q_gkfiKdJsMZq8L_HeVFbiLHq3M9o/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 242px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgMackCjiQM9YiK1TXRKQLo2mtjM2hwa2UJhQs5nGq8X999hmX7wKatWwDkDjCtaMsGxF4RmuBRhgFdtorlaKsyyROviDLCosszUa-E3E0BhfDoP3pIjP0xQOp_465fZEBRpjXfDZgcM/s1600/Picture+26.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577769065094016818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgMackCjiQM9YiK1TXRKQLo2mtjM2hwa2UJhQs5nGq8X999hmX7wKatWwDkDjCtaMsGxF4RmuBRhgFdtorlaKsyyROviDLCosszUa-E3E0BhfDoP3pIjP0xQOp_465fZEBRpjXfDZgcM/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 247px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">above images courtesy of <a href="http://www.adeyaka.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Adeyaka Magazine</a></span><br /><br />Sano made his first Mahogany bicycle in January of 2008. Since then he has completed ten and is working on the eleventh in which he is introducing Mahogany deep polished rims.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nZxwOm2YOHe_Bs04kAXf6wJh3SVY4qAmGIFl0ozmSZzMjyROpiSrbTmZtIM-Ant_HN6lhSmNJjzLV8W95DeQHCP3-Ku-Dix3O91biu2b2a39XLux30PBmFr1hfbo0Mr7kkKDPJ-VrAg/s1600/01_2011_01_15_145216.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577766602172572818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nZxwOm2YOHe_Bs04kAXf6wJh3SVY4qAmGIFl0ozmSZzMjyROpiSrbTmZtIM-Ant_HN6lhSmNJjzLV8W95DeQHCP3-Ku-Dix3O91biu2b2a39XLux30PBmFr1hfbo0Mr7kkKDPJ-VrAg/s400/01_2011_01_15_145216.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxPH_4pqS6a2Rgs6w-HvDDKfNdLk7qzcNH2wYu0dy8DgFws9P3_h2WTgyQJLwJRRZ0pEGO-tZ9uFi7lDLGar_AMdpPkCfT-uCP3vvZFvdPr6AqrRbSlGn65G9mDGLap0Ysgr8xdbU8EY/s1600/02_2011_01_15_145822.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577763276355605922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxPH_4pqS6a2Rgs6w-HvDDKfNdLk7qzcNH2wYu0dy8DgFws9P3_h2WTgyQJLwJRRZ0pEGO-tZ9uFi7lDLGar_AMdpPkCfT-uCP3vvZFvdPr6AqrRbSlGn65G9mDGLap0Ysgr8xdbU8EY/s400/02_2011_01_15_145822.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 394px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmiW2UxQIK6IcSk8SR19TUpiaFf3t050CeYL51TSRasSqxZmhHPVAoEDSLz0cjriIOF4aQOy0bZ_ejW5eD2nXNEAkVy6aLb32Lhre1Rjr629I9DPx5ZRcGgJSDB6QU75aynucEID9GZE/s1600/Picture+21.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577765797623168386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmiW2UxQIK6IcSk8SR19TUpiaFf3t050CeYL51TSRasSqxZmhHPVAoEDSLz0cjriIOF4aQOy0bZ_ejW5eD2nXNEAkVy6aLb32Lhre1Rjr629I9DPx5ZRcGgJSDB6QU75aynucEID9GZE/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 390px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrAl5WdcItT2EcIwbcWTT7RZZLVux0-R4XF5tFeD4x-gRdFbZegBE0EIUwmeVy6VDp0VOFNikZGVC81yhjTAaDo21x0dfP0gEYHq3j7Bgmnm7pH0x5ni3oMyvAI0-ajZzbz3dZzFc3w0/s1600/Picture+14.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577767189386259826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrAl5WdcItT2EcIwbcWTT7RZZLVux0-R4XF5tFeD4x-gRdFbZegBE0EIUwmeVy6VDp0VOFNikZGVC81yhjTAaDo21x0dfP0gEYHq3j7Bgmnm7pH0x5ni3oMyvAI0-ajZzbz3dZzFc3w0/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 386px;" /></a><br /><br />Every element on the bike, other than the gears and brakes, is handcrafted of mahogany wood. A curved wooden frame, wooden spacers, wooden handlebars, a wooden saddle, wooden kickstand and wooden seat. Even the the wheels, the drink holder and the little cap on the tire valves is wood as well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwaNndgyJPO_dt_MT7UwrajOfKeCSoGz13qZERB-mVw-_mO9b6WTmrwoPJAj1r5hGLzJtnI_uM_tyYcvpabI0chUGuNCtXfBe9nnJEgiFRtboqa0I6pYhJyCxVXXMuOTsdiXOxO8ujd8/s1600/10_2011_01_15_145540.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577762643520265074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwaNndgyJPO_dt_MT7UwrajOfKeCSoGz13qZERB-mVw-_mO9b6WTmrwoPJAj1r5hGLzJtnI_uM_tyYcvpabI0chUGuNCtXfBe9nnJEgiFRtboqa0I6pYhJyCxVXXMuOTsdiXOxO8ujd8/s400/10_2011_01_15_145540.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrit0x3xvTuODkdDZkMxDQ0t2VTiMAHSVjICOkROYH2n3SND3qkf9VZ4hdfZ0KH3_MQtbpQaxd-_NLtqdADrKCfDsKSnl_1Dq0E6CgOT_E98FI1CVeKIXuHMd-9nGdYfBAXR8-oY_wybM/s1600/14_2011_01_15_145730.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577762499701519442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrit0x3xvTuODkdDZkMxDQ0t2VTiMAHSVjICOkROYH2n3SND3qkf9VZ4hdfZ0KH3_MQtbpQaxd-_NLtqdADrKCfDsKSnl_1Dq0E6CgOT_E98FI1CVeKIXuHMd-9nGdYfBAXR8-oY_wybM/s400/14_2011_01_15_145730.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 273px; height: 333px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7tAKFXpT75q063cohxjBgigYAEniqFQc6PPlwOq9HpKcH_mkTlO_f-JoJhFPlgZL8lKh-yVyonOaYX7KeR62TCf6lQQqjB23v1zqz9aHhB-1E-4mZh_BTrzEWv0RWCxh1zM4hpBW4tI/s1600/20_2011_01_15_145752.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577761266181262594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7tAKFXpT75q063cohxjBgigYAEniqFQc6PPlwOq9HpKcH_mkTlO_f-JoJhFPlgZL8lKh-yVyonOaYX7KeR62TCf6lQQqjB23v1zqz9aHhB-1E-4mZh_BTrzEWv0RWCxh1zM4hpBW4tI/s400/20_2011_01_15_145752.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 333px;" /></a><br /><br />Sano claims the bike outperforms aluminum models and even some of the most cutting edge carbon fiber models. Like Carbon fiber, wood is a fiber which has holes inside for water which contain air. So, when the wood gets a shock, it expels the air much like a sneaker sole. This absorbs the majority of the shock and provides a seamlessly smooth ride.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yj9Sl60Bi9qvH-s7-Jj1myHl_DFM7WxiA0hxhff_tHzeDl1hyphenhyphenL4g8hKhYQvhWj7wM_z3dqJ0ekkSFAOubeOMebGbQPKm6OfnZ9wrxdZhm5OesR_NBR1XsKyFem_uFgo3Mbwal05EpHc/s1600/07_2011_01_15_145502.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577762963220975218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yj9Sl60Bi9qvH-s7-Jj1myHl_DFM7WxiA0hxhff_tHzeDl1hyphenhyphenL4g8hKhYQvhWj7wM_z3dqJ0ekkSFAOubeOMebGbQPKm6OfnZ9wrxdZhm5OesR_NBR1XsKyFem_uFgo3Mbwal05EpHc/s400/07_2011_01_15_145502.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrVQMNIm8qvIlV12OuRf5lXFcxLkUz0ctRgPFJKgA_DfaPUR7rchfNOA5mtrLVmZL8PLes9K8Bfkb6vFyqavUDMUTuQVo1MmZAlLmriZy4ilQXiEwLIocit2EkZ2oUkM0B706OkmvfTA/s1600/09_2011_01_15_145528.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577762750712592418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrVQMNIm8qvIlV12OuRf5lXFcxLkUz0ctRgPFJKgA_DfaPUR7rchfNOA5mtrLVmZL8PLes9K8Bfkb6vFyqavUDMUTuQVo1MmZAlLmriZy4ilQXiEwLIocit2EkZ2oUkM0B706OkmvfTA/s400/09_2011_01_15_145528.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br />Despite the fact that many people see his bikes as a 'design project', Sano considers safety and functionality first.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_VIdQ3lACEqSjvbOoqoX3NEWqJ-r_wNvlmNnaLyFo8RZxfzESWeDrD8C3vLHDXkr-Tusn-1oMKJLltNkEzz0onZHJchYruy73Wdmafv6PbLK0uJCzbjV52A9vz9wFCjVY-YXLoJn2sE/s1600/workshop.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577769746521905394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_VIdQ3lACEqSjvbOoqoX3NEWqJ-r_wNvlmNnaLyFo8RZxfzESWeDrD8C3vLHDXkr-Tusn-1oMKJLltNkEzz0onZHJchYruy73Wdmafv6PbLK0uJCzbjV52A9vz9wFCjVY-YXLoJn2sE/s400/workshop.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The Sanomagic workshop</span></span><br /><a href="http://sanomagic.world.coocan.jp/Lineup/english_sanomagicbikelineup.htm"><br />Mahogany Bikes made by Sueshiro Sano.</a>

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Leather Engraved Brooks Saddle Bicycle Seats By Kara Ginther

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAPcC-ll7Q6_KiY2PlvlULOvd0U_bMCY3JO8Ia8ejjNF7A1l_-lPnXuHBH7eORi0yqAhx5BmlzSYoVBHGh2-qbctRARFRlAF5ooNvNGnmA_LCE0weueI4yOzk50DgggVDM94Jk0ZV-O0/s1600/kara-ginther-brooks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494988917131871122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAPcC-ll7Q6_KiY2PlvlULOvd0U_bMCY3JO8Ia8ejjNF7A1l_-lPnXuHBH7eORi0yqAhx5BmlzSYoVBHGh2-qbctRARFRlAF5ooNvNGnmA_LCE0weueI4yOzk50DgggVDM94Jk0ZV-O0/s400/kara-ginther-brooks.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 447px;" /></a><br /><br />Talented leather artisan <a href="http://www.karaginther.com/">Kara Ginther</a> creates beautifully carved Brooks saddles. The intricately engraved bicycle seats are created in various colors, styles and types of leather.<br /><br />She turns a 'blank slate' into a unique and functional piece of art, embellishing it with imagery that encompasses everything from western, nautical and nordic styles to floral, graphic and patterned ones:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_3s_iCtZcMRLdXAjKeT323fcp14JdCXgqj7rf1MO221NlwTmuvXg9BzgxvcVYd_KaRr7aFInnELDa4t9kaakS8U5trfs0xceAMAJpxhL6dRu6M2jBqSWJNiYoAFY0_B7NgvB4KUMDcg/s1600/blank+slate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494998348989348178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_3s_iCtZcMRLdXAjKeT323fcp14JdCXgqj7rf1MO221NlwTmuvXg9BzgxvcVYd_KaRr7aFInnELDa4t9kaakS8U5trfs0xceAMAJpxhL6dRu6M2jBqSWJNiYoAFY0_B7NgvB4KUMDcg/s400/blank+slate.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 386px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wHzeBN7OlchasB2XcmC-tDpohk0YgsbueEtRQAQAE9UO8Rt9dRqigePkDLnpS4g1smAa7R2FL9Afz4of6yu93pchdmjnCh6TxvpartJffnFAeTVGWyI8Ndv3Dx_LvrJL11zul7wQd9w/s1600/Picture-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494988297537574418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wHzeBN7OlchasB2XcmC-tDpohk0YgsbueEtRQAQAE9UO8Rt9dRqigePkDLnpS4g1smAa7R2FL9Afz4of6yu93pchdmjnCh6TxvpartJffnFAeTVGWyI8Ndv3Dx_LvrJL11zul7wQd9w/s400/Picture-7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 385px;" /></a><br /><br />Kara Ginther engraved leather Brooks Saddle Seats:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95bKfjbB88sEFXDrUkhwxbE6p3C8MQ_TYwLeGATc2cCBUj0G4MGHj-YQNRAsqyNFGEdUj4RaK0WOAMHRlZbP8Bm3_NKUrfhMdiQlen1e1aWOffGxxce6eaSklXMpRrdIUvmbJPdL2v7A/s1600/kara-engraved-saddles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494990634578152610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95bKfjbB88sEFXDrUkhwxbE6p3C8MQ_TYwLeGATc2cCBUj0G4MGHj-YQNRAsqyNFGEdUj4RaK0WOAMHRlZbP8Bm3_NKUrfhMdiQlen1e1aWOffGxxce6eaSklXMpRrdIUvmbJPdL2v7A/s400/kara-engraved-saddles.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 323px;" /></a><br />Nautical 2 (private commission):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfyP5jb9VCkP_E1K0X8KHw0satXXfxbC1DMAVhsHr8Dhq2b1wMhx-SwGBWpTW9xAIUAsfbTqXj7YQ_RBZJ81UvJonrFOjJKLwhLZ9WIUBBMgzDBCjV8KW-IrUTkKh4QEL7tuqwEiQBGI/s1600/nautical2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494996015457272290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfyP5jb9VCkP_E1K0X8KHw0satXXfxbC1DMAVhsHr8Dhq2b1wMhx-SwGBWpTW9xAIUAsfbTqXj7YQ_RBZJ81UvJonrFOjJKLwhLZ9WIUBBMgzDBCjV8KW-IrUTkKh4QEL7tuqwEiQBGI/s400/nautical2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br />Limited edition of 20 for London's <a href="http://www.tweedrun.com/">Tweed Run</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYgHcrKQoNMJfUAuB4VVcuTUqZWebcTkQsyParmVnMf6GilAg23Ixz_uoZJA_mSp6vaoRZP70rUsIMh_qMP13l_V-rOCQlTAdi34e5Hu0_vCI6WwkRr6KCc6crRASVOrl47BDS1o4qMQ/s1600/tweed-run-limited-ed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494996789432609650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYgHcrKQoNMJfUAuB4VVcuTUqZWebcTkQsyParmVnMf6GilAg23Ixz_uoZJA_mSp6vaoRZP70rUsIMh_qMP13l_V-rOCQlTAdi34e5Hu0_vCI6WwkRr6KCc6crRASVOrl47BDS1o4qMQ/s400/tweed-run-limited-ed.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 358px;" /></a><br />Plaidle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSZ9QJonBGZ3_-E7GKh-nnL4Tfb7PAHsOeAGQBXv02a1EnKuJN-IPnHJj7n-eW1xMrGx0TMf0T595helFLYnkYR7jCPRtcT2r_EqYcS7-sLcRDfW0qOVaj4UZujLiG6xvZJXfl9RO-UM/s1600/plaidle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494992165550095858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSZ9QJonBGZ3_-E7GKh-nnL4Tfb7PAHsOeAGQBXv02a1EnKuJN-IPnHJj7n-eW1xMrGx0TMf0T595helFLYnkYR7jCPRtcT2r_EqYcS7-sLcRDfW0qOVaj4UZujLiG6xvZJXfl9RO-UM/s400/plaidle.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 389px;" /></a><br />Fair Isle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCjlO6a7hPKGnvONWyqRSwCUwAyP9MgfQG2Xi-7fb_7_joleAuL8VSHilUlUPVhZsZWjUcDEemv1U6fZJMchpresf2E2t1TNPFlbBOGp-lUJpLXIAHa899GvFTQCK7fWPjqPyJMJwnus/s1600/fair-isle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494995527981503138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCjlO6a7hPKGnvONWyqRSwCUwAyP9MgfQG2Xi-7fb_7_joleAuL8VSHilUlUPVhZsZWjUcDEemv1U6fZJMchpresf2E2t1TNPFlbBOGp-lUJpLXIAHa899GvFTQCK7fWPjqPyJMJwnus/s400/fair-isle.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 390px;" /></a><br />Artifact and Herringbone for a tandem bike:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpKWmfI8rWLKKspDuhyphenhyphenKWbsGhSTR5EGTOl_TbA52NUyrUPe-pDWQ1C3YqQWRnTz-nldZDtSCAy30c2NDIOLr1o_FMDhy6CHR18use-6HYUIypeGE2-G2oUJL9JYSgqo_NV5sFMwNHAXI/s1600/3829981831_9d9cf700b6_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494988430579049154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpKWmfI8rWLKKspDuhyphenhyphenKWbsGhSTR5EGTOl_TbA52NUyrUPe-pDWQ1C3YqQWRnTz-nldZDtSCAy30c2NDIOLr1o_FMDhy6CHR18use-6HYUIypeGE2-G2oUJL9JYSgqo_NV5sFMwNHAXI/s400/3829981831_9d9cf700b6_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuijQDvoeuTJ-BUxzpLw1r7ZbIjUV8DykvgfBytaZ9BVI5Pbh-zYYxYrPy4La77vYajlgk3mjd2xaXp-DwScN5wky7j4PR9aAtijuKPj9Uaa1hQURCYQNQG2uu2cA24QKEfCj7LtXtIk/s1600/tandem-seats.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494995360496519634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuijQDvoeuTJ-BUxzpLw1r7ZbIjUV8DykvgfBytaZ9BVI5Pbh-zYYxYrPy4La77vYajlgk3mjd2xaXp-DwScN5wky7j4PR9aAtijuKPj9Uaa1hQURCYQNQG2uu2cA24QKEfCj7LtXtIk/s400/tandem-seats.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 331px;" /></a><br />Artifact 2:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwkxBJ4lMzuXvrp9ANoxWj_DjQnP-oI2v26hvb7L-P__mVG9XRT4YqwIt9Qetbt_3pIQiotgO0j1GVdN4is0jEaKetkdvQIID7CPHXCQ5eFfS_RBn6FY-am4dLezCwgMOlW1q_oEgtBk/s1600/3974287699_9f8c5c357e_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494988628828890002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwkxBJ4lMzuXvrp9ANoxWj_DjQnP-oI2v26hvb7L-P__mVG9XRT4YqwIt9Qetbt_3pIQiotgO0j1GVdN4is0jEaKetkdvQIID7CPHXCQ5eFfS_RBn6FY-am4dLezCwgMOlW1q_oEgtBk/s400/3974287699_9f8c5c357e_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 377px;" /></a><br />Herringbone:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OeNkp2UeP6cHrY7eckQr7iQoguIcsKEGyY0PzRQV7ZfWpScb5Rwv38J7DPuDAscP-wRf3R6ubJ2IkJgGyeeq3iGsjA-cj5nqy_LJhO5hjKryNmZJyf7N1G3XVlBAuumcS7xnyhyphenhyphen5nMM/s1600/3968752737_cd8292f9d1_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494988528146390130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OeNkp2UeP6cHrY7eckQr7iQoguIcsKEGyY0PzRQV7ZfWpScb5Rwv38J7DPuDAscP-wRf3R6ubJ2IkJgGyeeq3iGsjA-cj5nqy_LJhO5hjKryNmZJyf7N1G3XVlBAuumcS7xnyhyphenhyphen5nMM/s400/3968752737_cd8292f9d1_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 700px;" /></a><br />Damask:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbhBJIv6JvuQjSWUsb5sltA3PZ1kSXroRhBtHsYXsarObYiQJxTGmmC-ZPX4hvTRoNrSZfbR5bYva6m5grPjd4npZfGOWQ6YagnabycYyB1EoXrJsEvq8Z5Wso_G-AldqQ925mi0GbSY/s1600/4753268628_25fb7288a8_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494992543737860754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbhBJIv6JvuQjSWUsb5sltA3PZ1kSXroRhBtHsYXsarObYiQJxTGmmC-ZPX4hvTRoNrSZfbR5bYva6m5grPjd4npZfGOWQ6YagnabycYyB1EoXrJsEvq8Z5Wso_G-AldqQ925mi0GbSY/s400/4753268628_25fb7288a8_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 375px;" /></a><br />Thistle (private commmission):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKxnXomElJJk2wqe3XZfgpEGPe2S_lJYVlcAQVUnbnHAn2VEuoJEjPOi3-cI9RHjcTcZs9B9ezhKbIHznrMejHLPwXbmBtO4kIhCbGwsNoBqNwTy71vSTwS94Wge1O0ip7Ir_lVO_jxY/s1600/thistle2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494993614055988658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKxnXomElJJk2wqe3XZfgpEGPe2S_lJYVlcAQVUnbnHAn2VEuoJEjPOi3-cI9RHjcTcZs9B9ezhKbIHznrMejHLPwXbmBtO4kIhCbGwsNoBqNwTy71vSTwS94Wge1O0ip7Ir_lVO_jxY/s400/thistle2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br />A paisley inspired design for Ahren of Banjo Cycles:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOh2KwOfPDYTkU_rnw_bYiN06B5pK0PHkKt8RiJMFEXj-Vpcn-FbsDvdzI-nw8GRhpR2_WF4-m32Atx8zTkfqpU-8e6V_T191-3pw8jiSU7xKZGzXfW1D47xoZppHK8t1uHSdjgTBmoME/s1600/detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494988783732456290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOh2KwOfPDYTkU_rnw_bYiN06B5pK0PHkKt8RiJMFEXj-Vpcn-FbsDvdzI-nw8GRhpR2_WF4-m32Atx8zTkfqpU-8e6V_T191-3pw8jiSU7xKZGzXfW1D47xoZppHK8t1uHSdjgTBmoME/s400/detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 394px;" /></a><br />for Black Sheep:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMyik4iQSr11GN568nFCrCjmXa-klU6UvMVPdp51kCJZJw_3_DcMiihKXRBB-aMgU2_LTU3_bWtebpVvzNf3VdS0yY35TYVVZ3btjnRhtDYtLaMPx7uXZwtTPG90O6BjYQQCqSo1TTQM/s1600/4460390252_f7340fe650_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494989187454608114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMyik4iQSr11GN568nFCrCjmXa-klU6UvMVPdp51kCJZJw_3_DcMiihKXRBB-aMgU2_LTU3_bWtebpVvzNf3VdS0yY35TYVVZ3btjnRhtDYtLaMPx7uXZwtTPG90O6BjYQQCqSo1TTQM/s400/4460390252_f7340fe650_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 391px;" /></a><br />For Sundance:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUTXND9Q0LGfQyVTQzTiGU3DFuuWP868CCOvpY75SkX7oKWRJIuGAKF1e63uoVS3vPxvQVIZvQow4yW1WKXBphYk8DXL29xZmp14Nf8aLzf0K28pzZLdXdeEAQEiQzH3N5Ua_XQX_trc/s1600/4166771686_786b158354_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494989070649522578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUTXND9Q0LGfQyVTQzTiGU3DFuuWP868CCOvpY75SkX7oKWRJIuGAKF1e63uoVS3vPxvQVIZvQow4yW1WKXBphYk8DXL29xZmp14Nf8aLzf0K28pzZLdXdeEAQEiQzH3N5Ua_XQX_trc/s400/4166771686_786b158354_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 698px;" /></a><br />For Topanga Creek Bicycles:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vxUsBl7tFHv4rl9KK2QazZo-vnIIJnXtNy5N-Dn4UNkL3mVJWrnLVBXNryOtdMAsZfSUDaVZSvliv1YbxGMi2dGBnk73GgUM0uqAwLAaSC6dzMqOlrK5lBF-SjVfVp2lc5PZRD4JpdY/s1600/topanga-creek.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494991173151200114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vxUsBl7tFHv4rl9KK2QazZo-vnIIJnXtNy5N-Dn4UNkL3mVJWrnLVBXNryOtdMAsZfSUDaVZSvliv1YbxGMi2dGBnk73GgUM0uqAwLAaSC6dzMqOlrK5lBF-SjVfVp2lc5PZRD4JpdY/s400/topanga-creek.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br />Kara at work in her studio:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcb74O6P6FPvdgEm3VsuX_WVrFeofPyo4ggTeYgjZngULUMY49JEPP0babIAGQyytiiGKMwkuwNvM0SrqYisYkbSn2Wwsi_yvw_5GSCV5gFYr8f_VQPyxf_QhUkLAmDDl-YPFYuc9NNY/s1600/kara-at-work.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494988138835468946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcb74O6P6FPvdgEm3VsuX_WVrFeofPyo4ggTeYgjZngULUMY49JEPP0babIAGQyytiiGKMwkuwNvM0SrqYisYkbSn2Wwsi_yvw_5GSCV5gFYr8f_VQPyxf_QhUkLAmDDl-YPFYuc9NNY/s400/kara-at-work.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 653px;" /></a><br /><br />Kara Ginther also carves boots, luggage and more. Visit <a href="http://www.karaginther.com/">her site</a> for more information.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >all images courtesy of the artist</span>

Leather Engraved Brooks Saddle Bicycle Seats By Kara Ginther

Talented leather artisan Kara Ginther creates beautifully carved Brooks saddles. The intricately engraved bicycle seats are created in vari...

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