Somewhere I have a promotional video from their process. It's really cool. On VHS, so no way to upload it that I have (if I could find it) so take my word for it!!!
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 8:29 PM, LF <fie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Wired magazine: > > "Have you ever wondered how a bike saddle is made? It just plops out > of a replicator or something, right? If that seat is a handcrafted > Brooks saddle, then the answer is “no.” Gadget Lab reader Graham Glen > was lucky enough to get a tour of the Brooks factory in Smethwick (in > the West Midlands in England), and he snapped some photos of the > goings-on there, which he has very generously allowed us to use here. > > The thing that strikes me is the simplicity of the process. Metal > parts are stamped out and heat-treated, flat pieces of leather are > soaked and then formed in molds and the parts are all assembled by > hand. After seeing how much work goes into a single bike seat, these > famously expensive saddles start to look cheap. Follow along for a > tour of the factory ..." > > <http://tinyurl.com/y8foxys> > > > Best, > Larry > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
