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...
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10-07-2007, 07:33 AM #1
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10-07-2007, 08:22 AM #2
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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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10-07-2007, 08:31 AM #3
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I think it would be lovely!
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10-07-2007, 08:48 AM #4
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not to mention my brown Nantucket basket.
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