TRM Christy Saddle

[The Renaissance Man]

TRM will be offering a fiberglass Christy Saddle in the near future. It obviously will not replace an original metal Christy for a concours restoration, but will make a great option for a TOC style saddle that can be used for a daily rider or something unique for a rat!

 

[us56456712]

Will it come with upholstery or padding? Will it have the rails or will it just be the pan? Nice that you are doing this, bringing back a rare item that us in the know can get our hands on. Very cool. I like the gas ejector groove, should make for a more comfortable ride after eating beans, sauerkraut, boiled eggs and copious amounts of cheap beer. Our ancestors were smatter than we give them credit for. This combination of food is my secret recipe for winning our annual deer camp "gas assplosion contest". I hope no one from camp sees this. Success to you with this great endeavor.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

It will have leather or vinyl padded cushions similar to the original. I will probably offer unfinished pads also if someone wanted to match their own leather themselves. They will be mounted on a sprung seat rail with a standard post clamp.

 

[deven_science]

I'll be interested in hearing the price, when the time comes.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I'll be interested in hearing the price, when the time comes.

Me too! I'm taking a leap of faith with this one. I hope to keep the cost as low as possible.

The fiberglass won't involve nearly as much labor and materials to produce as my tanks, but there's going to be more parts involved with this than the tanks with the pads and the frame.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

 

[The Renaissance Man]

@CeeBee , I will be pulling a mold directly from this original Men's Christy.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I bead blasted the seat pan. It's got more pitting than I would prefer, but over all it's in great shape and ready for body work!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Wipe on, sand off. Repeat.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Getting into the final stretch! Just a little fine wet sanding left before prepping for the mold!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

The Christy got a new green coat today. A gel coat!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

The mold is finished! Some careful cleaning and polishing followed by a lot of waxing and it'll be ready to start making parts!

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Artist!


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[The Renaissance Man]

The polishing is done and all that's left is waxing it for the rest of the week! I should be able to have the first seat pan Monday!

 

[Duchess]

It will be nice to have a different kind of new TOC-appropriate saddle option. Could you offer patterns for the pads for someone that might want to use their own leather/vinyl/cloth and cushion material?

 

[The Renaissance Man]

It will be nice to have a different kind of new TOC-appropriate saddle option. Could you offer patterns for the pads for someone that might want to use their own leather/vinyl/cloth and cushion material?

Yes. I will determine a pricing structure that will allow you to buy every level of completeness from just a pan to a turn key ready to ride version.

 

[Duchess]

I don't have a bike for this (at the moment . . .), but the cushion I sewed up for Interrobang was actually pretty fun to do in spite of all the stabbed fingers and that got me thinking of excuses to make more cushions. Maybe use stingray skin or something, I don't know.

 

[Fv2]

The polishing is done and all that's left is waxing it for the rest of the week! I should be able to have the first seat pan Monday!

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Am I seeing this upside down or is the pic inverted?

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Am I seeing this upside down or is the pic inverted?

The picture is correct. The logos may be throwing you off.

 

[Fv2]

The picture is correct. The logos may be throwing you off.

That's why I was asking, they look reversed.

Either way, I think I want one.