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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The First 100% FSC-Certified Wood Bicycle in the U.S. From Renovo & Collins

<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/AVvXsEgPwE7NvvvFWVRDKvdSjLvz7TR7dS6cnnTzWGBaPuOswj8SOAADc7c16fHWfFkFdgHyac-FJwUhAHtUZW1-k0cxhf2aBmDsWWyBLSr-Eml_eo0JOw8t8kIl7JtBleo0vXDPc7AUadwLq6HK/s1600/R4+frame+cu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542813959785900354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwE7NvvvFWVRDKvdSjLvz7TR7dS6cnnTzWGBaPuOswj8SOAADc7c16fHWfFkFdgHyac-FJwUhAHtUZW1-k0cxhf2aBmDsWWyBLSr-Eml_eo0JOw8t8kIl7JtBleo0vXDPc7AUadwLq6HK/s400/R4+frame+cu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 440px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEYmyPBN-wl-fFrLcBCizkW3S88eiHwUr4FM5Vthk-cqyTqmZDrZtisYyuGrnDeW8A9iMdL9pCYkABHILv8S0B1rR-2MxCHGh1soRZ2bkxJfh_RAk59FQzi6zHot0t5W0SxZImgAXi1v4/s1600/renovo-Collins-herp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542809738482550658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEYmyPBN-wl-fFrLcBCizkW3S88eiHwUr4FM5Vthk-cqyTqmZDrZtisYyuGrnDeW8A9iMdL9pCYkABHILv8S0B1rR-2MxCHGh1soRZ2bkxJfh_RAk59FQzi6zHot0t5W0SxZImgAXi1v4/s400/renovo-Collins-herp.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 327px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the Renovo R4 Pursuit model made with FSC-certified CollinsWood.</span></span><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.collinsco.com/">Collins Companies</a> has just announced that it has commissioned the first 100% FSC-certified bicycle in the nation. In case you were wondering, FSC stands for <a href="http://www.fscus.org/">Forest Stewardship Council</a>.<br /><br />The bike, manufactured by <a href="http://www.renovobikes.com/">Renovo Hardwood Bicycles</a>, is an “R4 Pursuit” model that features a stiff, powerful and lightweight frame. All of Renovo’s bikes are custom-made – adjusting the stiffness and ride quality to the customer’s individual riding style and weight.<br /><br />Renovo is one of the few companies in the world that manufactures wood bicycles (but not the only one, be sure to see <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/09/woody-bicycles-hand-crafted-hardwood_18.html">Woody Bicycles</a> ) and the only one making them with hollow frames.<br /><br />Here's a few of Renovo's beautiful wood bikes and frames made with Black Cherry, Hard Maple, Birch, Hickory, Padauk, Sapele, Laminated Bamboo and exotic woods like Purple Heart, Bubinga and Wenge:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P3NyfEUcrxgeM5Rc01hUGBjwJ0G1Irp_8P8Vc5iy-fpBrEBwo08MPPWQuZQxkMg8ENZb1amjtcq3Nj9FewbYx1cuVjay4Jtjjo-N2rGdY24Y_cAbSFBcZYKvpUhMWckZB6XuEw1FLtNf/s1600/R4-side-0710.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542813625683920722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P3NyfEUcrxgeM5Rc01hUGBjwJ0G1Irp_8P8Vc5iy-fpBrEBwo08MPPWQuZQxkMg8ENZb1amjtcq3Nj9FewbYx1cuVjay4Jtjjo-N2rGdY24Y_cAbSFBcZYKvpUhMWckZB6XuEw1FLtNf/s400/R4-side-0710.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 522px; height: 317px;" /></a><br /><br />“I am proud to have used 100% FSC-certified wood on this particular bike,” stated Ken Wheeler, owner, Renovo Hardwood Bicycles. “We utilized a species combination of CollinsWood® from the Collins Pennsylvania Forest including; Black Cherry, Hard Maple, and Birch.”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBKpqrF_oRaEifTR3oRrqC4OJRaxBxlbZScT05Wkt8YSeVtwFq9vioko9DQUTTN00ddJsnsl4-AlU4dPL7C3tkio1ij_jmiCtZW3L8_OYVJlNhZuKL4QUm7JtZknc9Ts8fJfRpy_odj8F/s1600/img_0046.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542813137206501826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBKpqrF_oRaEifTR3oRrqC4OJRaxBxlbZScT05Wkt8YSeVtwFq9vioko9DQUTTN00ddJsnsl4-AlU4dPL7C3tkio1ij_jmiCtZW3L8_OYVJlNhZuKL4QUm7JtZknc9Ts8fJfRpy_odj8F/s400/img_0046.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 383px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZP0a98LYMpJSEEZpkPHnZeVEqFTuA7LUx3HybN7_pq8tbbFci2kJ9QDAM8i2GlehHzPOv5qJn8a99o0IO7POwi_9hIlO1LRgFDPy6cuOVv9WdKHgDwZDZOiwBI5wajRREtUJThHW6Rzyp/s1600/img_0042.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542812940622603026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZP0a98LYMpJSEEZpkPHnZeVEqFTuA7LUx3HybN7_pq8tbbFci2kJ9QDAM8i2GlehHzPOv5qJn8a99o0IO7POwi_9hIlO1LRgFDPy6cuOVv9WdKHgDwZDZOiwBI5wajRREtUJThHW6Rzyp/s400/img_0042.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUc8dc0YGqghPHfVjJVhkxuUp3iZ3UxFtt0Yxt98Mdmre9XAi1ofkdf5Fu68eDUTshwkTHYYGzPfzKPMAdrRqglgA5pBuYxjX_mPnuhW2StP7Qy4OFWdrSybkbC8VgEC4xo0dGb8Tbd-Q/s1600/img_0031.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542812837716392386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUc8dc0YGqghPHfVjJVhkxuUp3iZ3UxFtt0Yxt98Mdmre9XAi1ofkdf5Fu68eDUTshwkTHYYGzPfzKPMAdrRqglgA5pBuYxjX_mPnuhW2StP7Qy4OFWdrSybkbC8VgEC4xo0dGb8Tbd-Q/s400/img_0031.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 338px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawHzD5KEbo3KyAVnVs9ymcwwk662fL6by1PiBWbF7zS1dsLb-Jf19TEYERnF_9J4rR7WMpHuMD0_xAs0hv1_DtVRMMXoiXlbXV3JR_k5RWDzP_rwnSudr5eX7dKFoyM8_ClgFqxs4cvDp/s1600/meades+r4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542812744070439826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawHzD5KEbo3KyAVnVs9ymcwwk662fL6by1PiBWbF7zS1dsLb-Jf19TEYERnF_9J4rR7WMpHuMD0_xAs0hv1_DtVRMMXoiXlbXV3JR_k5RWDzP_rwnSudr5eX7dKFoyM8_ClgFqxs4cvDp/s400/meades+r4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><br />Collins had this bike commissioned for one of their employees, to demonstrate their continued commitment to this mission. “Although wood bicycles are still in their infancy, we are constantly exploring new ways to have CollinsWood incorporated into everyday products and we want our customers to explore new uses,” said Cameron Waner, marketing coordinator for The Collins Companies. Waner continues, “Specifying FSC-certified wood in their projects is one of the most powerful things our customers can do to change the way wood products are harvested and sold around the world.”<br /><br />The bike made its worldwide debut at the Greenbuild International Conference in Chicago, on November 17-19, 2010.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.renovobikes.com/">Renovo Bikes</a>

The First 100% FSC-Certified Wood Bicycle in the U.S. From Renovo & Collins

above: the Renovo R4 Pursuit model made with FSC-certified CollinsWood. The Collins Companies has just announced that it has commissioned t...

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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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