The cork ones Rivendell sells really are very pretty when they've been shellacked or varnished or whatever it is.
Very classic looking, and very comfortable/warm to the touch. I saw one at Rivendell with albatross bars and the cork grips. They offered to let me ride it, but I was afraid to...
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
I have a black Brooks saddle on my road bike.
I'd love to put a honey colored Brooks with brown grips on my new mixte, WHENEVER it gets here (for something different).
Someone on the "show us your mixte thread had a red bike with brown saddle and grips. Do you think brown would look bad on this bike (with different handlebars) considering it has the small touches of black on it?
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I think it would be lovely!
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
not to mention my brown Nantucket basket.![]()
"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."