Materials: Dalfred stool, Brooks B135 triple-rail bicycle saddle
Description: We replaced the nondescript seat of the Dalfred stool with a beautiful, broad, bouncy Brooks B135 leather bicycle saddle. This required grinding away some plastic at the top of the mounting post to expose metal of the right diameter to fix the saddle to. That's pretty much it.
See more of the Dalfred stool with Brooks saddle.
~ todd fahrner, clever cycles in portland, oregon
Hi,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! but watch out for the saddle angle. it really should be perfectly flat (just like on a bicycle) or you could end up with prostrate / genitals problems.
srsly k thx bye ;)
Rad
Nice photography!
ReplyDeleteI don't now anything about Brooks, but the bike saddles are the most uncomfortable things to sit on.
ReplyDeleteWhy?
ReplyDeleteThey're quite comfortable with the angle just as shown. No masochism required. We've got them all around the shop (a bike shop).
ReplyDeleteAs a regular at Clever Cycles where these live, I can attest that they are very comfy. Best advertisement for the saddles you'll find.
ReplyDeleteThe saddle should most definitely be flat. - Brooks Employee
DeleteWho cares if it is comfortable? It is a beautiful piece of furniture, a real statement piece, and I like your hack.
ReplyDeleteCool idea for thematic store.
ReplyDeleteTRIB comes to mind...
ReplyDeleteVery cool idea!
ReplyDeleteSuper cool and pretty, I'm a girl I can say it's pretty. I would love these in my place! Are these seats expensive?
ReplyDeleteMoriah
I sit at a computer all day. Found this while looking for some seating alternatives. Very clever idea! I'm purchasing a stand up desk at Ikea and this stool will work awesome!
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I purchased a stand up desk from Ikea today along with two stools. I didn't want to shell out the $100+ dollars for the cools saddle you show in your example, but I found a nice gel saddle at Academy Sports for $16 bucks. I'll post a photo when I get it finished...just need to remove some of the plastic as you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteIkea stand up desk photos: http://metroplexdirectory.com/blog/2012/stand-up-desk-ikea/
I made these using Brooks' knock-off saddles from ebay and I LOVE them! Thanks for the idea! I plan to pair them with a rustic/industrial kitchen island with a huge industrial pendant overhead.
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