I think it’s fair to say that the cycling industry has wholeheartedly embraced additive manufacturing, a.k.a 3D printing. While 3D printing isn't always practical for mass production, it’s proving ...

Since finding the right saddle can be a time-consuming endeavor (and sometimes costly), riders often stick with the same saddle for years once they find one that works for them. Given how personal ...

Over the past few years, we've heard how both custom-fit and 3D-printed bicycle saddles are comfier than their regular counterparts. Well, Italian bike-seat-maker fizik has now combined the two, with ...

What could be fancier than a posh leather Brooks saddle? A custom Brooks saddle, of course, and that's just what you can get from Kara Ginther, leather carver extraordinaire. Kara will take your ...

FRESNO, Calif. /*Al Gould*/ told us, "When I was in the 3rd grade my mother give me some beginner tools." The young boy would work leather and dream of riding in Rodeos. Today he's a master with his ...

At a time in which scores of items are mass-produced in places far outside of the United States, Drew Clark's work stands tall. Clark, 54, is a custom saddlemaker in Colcord, Oklahoma, and crafts each ...

3D-printed bike saddles in general are known to be comfier than their regular counterparts, but they should become even more so if they're made to order. That's the thinking behind the Personomic ...

BARNESVILLE, Minn. – People are often surprised by what Cliff Langerud does for a living. The Barnesville man is a saddle maker. He's made more than 550 saddles by hand. "They're absolutely wonderful, ...

Few can deny the smell and touch of fresh handcrafted leather. Those special qualities pervade the senses at Miguel Aguilar’s Saddle Barn, a new small workshop nestled in the rear section of Old ...

Master saddle maker Jeff Gollehon and his young colleague Sterling Campbell spend a good share of their work week cutting, wetting, shaping and tooling hand-crafted saddles in the loft area of Grizzly ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Victor Hermanson doesn’t collect accolades or reviews based on his craft, even though he could. Hermanson is a gifted saddle maker who lives on the outskirts of Las Cruces.