For Sale: Brooks B17 Honey chopped - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

hassanr · 17th June 2008

got a new (unridden) brooks b17 standard in honey, chopped and tied over the weekend, up for grabs. cut high, like a swallow, bevelled sides, tied in the middle using a stainless steel spoke (clean looking, very high tensile strength). made it for my wife, but she doesn't like the colour, she apparently wanted the black one i made for myself... so i just want to sell this one so i can get another.
pm me with offers.
cheers. under offer...

mobidog · 27th August 2008

mate do you still have this for sale?

cHEERS

gizmond · 27th August 2008

Damn that looks good.

fred · 27th August 2008

think the "under offer" gives it away...

rik · 27th August 2008

really nice and tidy work hassanr.

well done, looks ace

hassanr · 27th August 2008

sorry mobidog, it sold a while back. but i'd be happy to cut one up for ya if you'd like

hussy · 27th August 2008

how much do you charge? Can you get one in Black

dogsballs · 27th August 2008

i've got a brand spanking unused black b17 u can have for £30, with all the bits :)

livingasleep · 28th August 2008

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Originally Posted by hassanr

sorry mobidog, it sold a while back. but i'd be happy to cut one up for ya if you'd like

dude can i take you up on that?? id like to see it being done as well if possible.

hassanr · 28th August 2008

i'm in the states for a few weeks, but pm me and i'll let you know once i'm back

mobidog · 28th August 2008

let us know when you're back -maybe we can get together and do a brooks chop workshop evening somewhere...I've got 2 that I'd like to butcher

rik · 28th August 2008

I have one too for the butcher

fred · 28th August 2008

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Originally Posted by dogsballs

i've got a brand spanking unused black b17 u can have for £30, with all the bits :)

what are the bits? ;-)

Broker · 28th August 2008

Good work on that Brooks x

Saw this from JOL a while back

paul74 · 28th August 2008

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Originally Posted by Broker

Good work on that Brooks x

Saw this from JOL a while back

I just bought this ugly old bike and it came with a saddle in very much the same shape and the brand is Lyott (???) I think. Anyone know anything about these?

dogsballs · 28th August 2008

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Originally Posted by fred

what are the bits? ;-)

bag, tool and proofhide :)

livingasleep · 28th August 2008

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Originally Posted by mobidog

let us know when you're back -maybe we can get together and do a brooks chop workshop evening somewhere...I've got 2 that I'd like to butcher

sounds good to me! few beers and that.

dancing james · 3rd October 2008

any news on the chopshop?

livingasleep · 3rd October 2008

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Originally Posted by dancing james

any news on the chopshop?

i was just wondering that. whatsup hassanr?

Skully · 3rd October 2008

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Originally Posted by paul74

I just bought this ugly old bike and it came with a saddle in very much the same shape and the brand is Lyott (???) I think. Anyone know anything about these?

Just saw this^ Paul.

Its called a Lycett swallow. They're standard classic British lightweight saddles, very nice. Here's one on Classic Lightweights, its been blocked out (reshaped to flatten out that worn-in dip) very nicely... somthing I had not very much luck with on my one, but will try again.

Skully · 3rd October 2008

Hassan, can you tell me/us how you achieved the chamfered/bevelled edge on that chop?

paul74 · 3rd October 2008

Thats the exact one that I have. I am slowly waxing it to bring the leather back to life but tis a sweet old thing.

Skully · 3rd October 2008

What you using? I have a lot of chafed bits on mine, have been using this scuff coat for shoes but it rubs off quite quickly, back to square one. Are you going to block it out?

nick · 3rd October 2008

just cut at a 45 degree angle with a steady hand and super sharp blade. You can kind of shave the chamfered shape once the cut has been made. It's pretty straight forward to do if you are good with you mits

Skully · 3rd October 2008

Oh ok all about skills with the stanley. Cheers

nick · 3rd October 2008

I've heard these skills are best found in South London

tika · 7th October 2008

if you decide to do it, i am up for this too

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobidog

let us know when you're back -maybe we can get together and do a brooks chop workshop evening somewhere...I've got 2 that I'd like to butcher

Skully · 7th October 2008

I actually saw a clip of the tool they use to cut the chamfered edges with, in the Brooks sponsorship intro to Saturday's 7pm screening at the BFF. It was a kind of odd shaped.

hassanr · 7th October 2008

sorry! somehow i managed to miss all these posts...

I'm not sure when i'll be able to do a 'shop', things are really hectic right now with uni... if there's a rainy saturday some people could come down to cavendish and i could show you then, would that work for anyone?

skully - just used a stanley knife held at an angle. there is a specific tool for it, i think odge has one, but the stanley works well enough with a bench vice and a steady hand.

tika · 7th October 2008

if there's a rainy saturday some people could come down to cavendish and i could show you then, would that work for anyone?

that would be perfect! thanks

deadly fanny pack · 7th October 2008

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Originally Posted by tika

if you decide to do it, i am up for this too

dont do it!

Brooks pro looks great as it is, I think chopped saddles look spazzy in most situations. Also it seems obsurd to chop out the nice embossed bit that says "brooks professional" from a £65 saddle.

Its like buying a brand new bentley and cutting a hole in the bonnet to make it look sportier.

rik · 7th October 2008

deadly, have you look the pic at the top of this page? if not, do it now, I will wait.......

Now, tell me if it doesn't look the tits, so please...

deadly fanny pack · 7th October 2008

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Originally Posted by rik

deadly, have you look the pic at the top of this page? if not, do it now, I will wait.......

Now, tell me if it doesn't look the tits, so please...

I just sold Tika a black brooks pro.

Personally I still think it looks horrid in 90% of situations ive seen it. The job above, looks skillfully done, but if ive paid out of my ears for a leather saddle, I want to have a nice big piece of cow to sit on damnit!

southlondonsinglespeed · 15th October 2008

ive got an un-used brooks b17 ti in brown if anyone's interested......pm me offers

17th June 2008	#1
hassanr	Brooks B17 Honey chopped got a new (unridden) brooks b17 standard in honey, chopped and tied over the weekend, up for grabs. cut high, like a swallow, bevelled sides, tied in the middle using a stainless steel spoke (clean looking, very high tensile strength). made it for my wife, but she doesn't like the colour, she apparently wanted the black one i made for myself... so i just want to sell this one so i can get another. pm me with offers. cheers. under offer... Last edited by hassanr; 17th June 2008 at 11:04..
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27th August 2008	#2
mobidog	mate do you still have this for sale? cHEERS
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27th August 2008	#4
fred	think the "under offer" gives it away...
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27th August 2008	#7
hussy	how much do you charge? Can you get one in Black
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27th August 2008	#8
dogsballs	i've got a brand spanking unused black b17 u can have for £30, with all the bits :)
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28th August 2008	#10
hassanr	i'm in the states for a few weeks, but pm me and i'll let you know once i'm back
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28th August 2008	#14
Broker	Good work on that Brooks x Saw this from JOL a while back
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3rd October 2008	#18
dancing james	any news on the chopshop?
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3rd October 2008	#21
Skully	Hassan, can you tell me/us how you achieved the chamfered/bevelled edge on that chop?
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3rd October 2008	#22
paul74	Thats the exact one that I have. I am slowly waxing it to bring the leather back to life but tis a sweet old thing.
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3rd October 2008	#24
nick	just cut at a 45 degree angle with a steady hand and super sharp blade. You can kind of shave the chamfered shape once the cut has been made. It's pretty straight forward to do if you are good with you mits
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7th October 2008	#28
Skully	I actually saw a clip of the tool they use to cut the chamfered edges with, in the Brooks sponsorship intro to Saturday's 7pm screening at the BFF. It was a kind of odd shaped.
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7th October 2008	#30
tika	if there's a rainy saturday some people could come down to cavendish and i could show you then, would that work for anyone? that would be perfect! thanks
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15th October 2008	#34
southlondonsinglespeed	ive got an un-used brooks b17 ti in brown if anyone's interested......pm me offers
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