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Post by theyank Sat May 25, 2019 2:49 pm

I'm still not quiet healed enough to be on two wheels yet, so I decided to use this beautiful weather to do a little crafting for the bike! I've heard a lot of people tote the triumphs of sheepskin for long distance riding, so I picked up a cheap "rug" on ebay. However, when I sat on it on the bike it slipped around far too much for my liking. So i "fixed" it! The back is now lined with no-slip stuff and it's much more stable on the bike (no luggage straps or bungees required).

First, I taped off the actual fur to keep it from getting to sticky. I used our leftover tile floor adhesive (this stuff is awesome - I've used it for like 10 different things now) and stuck the backing too it, trimmed it down, and removed the "protective" masking tape. For an extra layer of security, I also added a line of the super-stick hot glue (thanks Mr. Mouse) around the edges. And voila! I'm looking forward to a happy bum.

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Post by der_nanno Sun May 26, 2019 11:01 am

Looking good - the downside with these is, if you leave them on the bike long enough, they will grow their own population...

Still, curious to hear your verdict on how it improves comfort!

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Post by june_whitfield Sun May 26, 2019 12:18 pm

Sheepskin seat crafting 31wxnb
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Post by Monglord Sun May 26, 2019 12:35 pm

Nice job, that'll see you proper comfy now all year round- don't forget to transfer it to your camping chair at doos as well Very Happy
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Post by slim63 Mon May 27, 2019 6:44 pm

der_nanno wrote:

Still, curious to hear your verdict on how it improves comfort!

Improves comfort only if you like having a wet arse all year round Laughing
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Post by der_nanno Mon May 27, 2019 8:12 pm

Soggy bottoms for the win!

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Post by virusjohn Tue May 28, 2019 3:15 pm

if you have assless chaps your butt will dry quicker, at least thats what some guy called Stef told me Laughing

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Post by Big Chris Tue May 28, 2019 3:50 pm

I had lambswool seat cover in Aus, it was the dogs danglers when temperatures exceeded 35 Celcius. Lot of use for that in Nottingham then.

Joking apart, it was invaluable on long hot rides, you just have to make it quickly detachable for when it rains

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Post by june_whitfield Tue May 28, 2019 10:15 pm

rain don't matter

sheep stay out in the rain and it doesn't do them any harm
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Post by virusjohn Wed May 29, 2019 5:51 am

Thats a point, why dont sheep shrink when it rains?

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Post by magnamaniac Wed May 29, 2019 9:42 pm

virusjohn wrote:Thats a point, why dont sheep shrink when it rains?
Because they only stay out during the "delicates" rain

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Post by slim63 Thu May 30, 2019 11:17 am

magnamaniac wrote:
virusjohn wrote:Thats a point, why dont sheep shrink when it rains?
Because they only stay out during the "delicates" rain

They do shrink if you put them in a tumble dryer Very Happy
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