Old-fashioned sew-on strap leather handlebar wraps for your drop bars. These leather straps wrap around your handlebars. Not coiled like tape, but lengthwise like the good old days. Natural leather gains a beautiful patina over time from the oils in your hands, like your dad's old briefcase. And they work just fine in the rain - we know, we're in Portland, Oregon! You sew these leather wraps on yourself which gives it added personality and character. Get creative with the lacing, make it your own! Comes complete with pre-punched stitching holes, and a sewing kit, including needle, waxed thread, and instruction. Can easily be cut to length with scissors or an exacto blade. The leather pictured here is dark brown. COLORS: Natural, Honey, Dark Brown, Black. Waxed thread available in White, Tan, Dark Brown, or Black. MATERIALS: Vegetable-tanned leather DIMENSIONS: 3" wide (to fit a 1" diameter bar) and 24" long MONOGRAMMING: Yes! This item can be monogrammed with up to 8 characters. If you'd like a monogram, please also purchase this monogram listing. EACH ITEM IS MADE TO ORDER with love in my workshop in Portland, Oregon. INTERNATIONAL orders, please note: our shipping and handling does not include your country's import taxes or VATs.
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Hi, I'm Geoffrey Franklin. I'm an 8th generation Oregonian, born and raised in Beaverton and Weston, Oregon. I graduated from the University of Oregon Architecture School. I run Walnut Studiolo with my wife, Valerie. I design and craft all the products in my workshop, and Valerie runs the business side.
Bicycle accessories are my core focus but I love good design, as an architecture student, and I loved learning how to work leather as a medium. Eventually I also started enjoying the juxtaposition of leather and wood. In these products, I'm expressing my love for good design, architectural concepts, and natural materials in products that I would want to use myself…and I do use myself. I field-test all my products until I'm comfortable with them before listing them on our shop.
My goal is to make high-quality, beautiful, durable, and most of all functional solutions to everyday problems. Thank you for buying small and handmade. I put my heart in everything I make.
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