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02-21-13 | 09:25 AM

David Newton

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Rhm #34

A shout-out to Rudi for my new RHM #34 saddle. The leather is incredibly thick, but somewhat soft, and feels broken in already. Thanks Rudi!

02-21-13 | 09:32 AM

ColonelJLloyd

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Looks really good!

02-21-13 | 10:14 AM

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Glad to hear it, Dave! I look forward to hearing how it holds up.

02-21-13 | 10:46 AM

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Awesome! I'm riding my RHM #30 almost every day on my commuter bike; it's very comfortable and turning a rich shade of brown as time goes on.

02-21-13 | 10:49 AM

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^^ You are supposed to ride with your pants on, Neal.......

02-21-13 | 11:17 AM

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nice to see this from the side please-when you have time.
looks nice,Rudi-great work

Mike

02-21-13 | 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fender1

^^ You are supposed to ride with your pants on, Neal.......

Who says?

02-21-13 | 01:14 PM

ColonelJLloyd

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I thought "ride free ball or die" was the New Hampshire state motto, not Massachusetts.

02-21-13 | 02:14 PM

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That's not the version they put on the license plates.

How did this thread get derailed so fast?

Here is the side view Mike requested:

And just for the heck of it, a side view of rhm#35, also being ridden in the Lone Star State:

02-21-13 | 02:34 PM

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Ok, please tell me what a RHM saddle is. Is it a reconstructed Brooks?

thanks, Brian

02-21-13 | 02:48 PM

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Ok, please tell me what a RHM saddle is. Is it a reconstructed Brooks?

thanks, Brian

RHM saddles are very rare,
they were handmade and very collectable.

Rudi (rhm) seems to find them from time to time.

if you ask nicely he may just part with one...

02-21-13 | 02:52 PM

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Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.

Looks a little like a canelloni I made the other day - delicious, but I wouldn't want to do a century sitting on it.

(Which is my waggish way of saying, yes, just what the heck is an RHM?)

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02-21-13 | 03:15 PM

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02-21-13 | 03:21 PM

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looks great with brass rivets.

I have to get one of those rare seats one day.

02-21-13 | 03:27 PM

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looks great with brass rivets.

I have to get one of those rare seats one day.

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ale-one-Brooks

02-21-13 | 03:49 PM

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Great work Rudi. So you used the seal in your avatar as stamp? Real nice! Where's it from?

02-21-13 | 03:49 PM

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I heard they found a stock of 'em in a garage on the Island....prolly just folk lore is all.

02-21-13 | 04:46 PM

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David Newton

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Hey, I didn't get a Raleigh International with mine!

02-21-13 | 05:02 PM

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Hey, I didn't get a Raleigh International with mine!

I had to save a lot of box tops for that.

02-21-13 | 07:29 PM

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Is it true they're made of dolphin skin?

02-21-13 | 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by calstar

Ok, please tell me what a RHM saddle is. Is it a reconstructed Brooks?

Yes, exactly! Any old leather saddle, regardless whether it was a Brooks, Ideale, Wrights, Persons, Selle, etc. They get to the point where they need new leather, so I put new leather on them. I haven't been doing this very long, so I've only done 35 so far. The result is a recycled frame with new handmade top. You could say RHM stand s for recycled, hand made. Or rock hard material. Or my initials. I'm flexible on this!

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Originally Posted by Italuminium

Great work Rudi. So you used the seal in your avatar as stamp? Real nice! Where's it from?

My current avatar is silver coin from the Greek city of Taras, Roman Tarentum, in southern Italy. The one in my avatar is from maybe about 400 BC. The town was supposedly named for this legendary figure Taras. I don't know his legend but I'm guessing it involved a dolphin. I like the design! So I copied it -- actually I copied an earlier one-- for this saddle stamp.

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Originally Posted by Velognome

Is it true they're made of dolphin skin?

No. I have been unable, so far, to arrange for a steady supply of dolphin hide. Nor have I got moose, giraffe, wildebeest, or... well, really, anything interesting. I have been using cow hide from Mexico.

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02-21-13 | 08:11 PM

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I thought "ride free ball or die" was the New Hampshire state motto, not Massachusetts.

This time of year we cyclers in New Hampshire like to change the motto to "Ride Freeze or Die."

I've been riding RHM #10 all winter while trying not to freeze and die.