Leather bar covering
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This is the thread on it, I did mine with ebay leather, think it came out pretty good
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cromoman
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I tried the full DIY first on an an old set of bars just to give it a try. The thing I struggled with was getting a really good clean cut on the leather.
When I did my Gazelle, I used the Velobitz kit to save having to cut the leather and put the holes in. It's good stuff. I don't know if it was by design or happy accident, but the kit was exactly the right length for my Nitto Noodle bars!
I would recommend getting a leather offcut to practice on first, it takes a few inches or so to get your eye in with the stitching and if you keep having to unpick and go back you can damage the holes.
I tried the full DIY first on an an old set of bars just to give it a try. The thing I struggled with was getting a really good clean cut on the leather.
When I did my Gazelle, I used the Velobitz kit to save having to cut the leather and put the holes in. It's good stuff. I don't know if it was by design or happy accident, but the kit was exactly the right length for my Nitto Noodle bars!
I would recommend getting a leather offcut to practice on first, it takes a few inches or so to get your eye in with the stitching and if you keep having to unpick and go back you can damage the holes.
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