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Recover that old, ratty mountain bike seat, including a *Trendy* slot in the seat.
Start with a ratty old bike seat.Cut out some closed cell foam to fit the contour of the seat. (I used a scrap from some shop-floor padding, camping p...
I chose to cover the foam with a scrap of suade from another (unfinished) project. You could use just about any kind of tough cloth, leather will have...
Punch some holes around the edge of the suade. I used one of those leather punch pliers that punch several sizes. It broke, so the Swiss Army Knife ca...
You could use anything to lace up the covering. I used 1/4" wide strips cut from an inner tube. Pull them through the holes and tie the ends together....
Once it was mounted on the bike, I soaked the suade with some water. I'm not sure that was necessary, but I figured it would stretch out some, then sh...
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