HOUSTON — When Julio Peña quit the third grade in Monterrey, Mexico, he knew exactly what his next move was. Peña, then a 13-year-old, was fixated on an old shop near his home. When he walked in, the ...

Your bike seat is your most personal bicycle component. You sit atop your saddle for dozens, if not hundreds, of miles each week with only a thin layer of Lycra and a chamois pad separating it from ...

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 ...

If you ask most cyclists about high-technology products on their bikes, it's unlikely that the saddle will make the list. If you look at our list of the best road bike saddles, you'll find that idea ...

REE HEIGHTS, S.D. - Lonnie Smith's duplicator saw screamed as it trimmed an 8- by 4-foot cut of wood. This process created three wooden bars to be used to create a saddle tree, or a frame around which ...

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 ...

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, ...

GREAT FALLS (AP) - Most folks would never guess that the mint-green, single-wide trailer is where championships begin. Inside, Allan Pursley, owner of Broken Arrow Saddlery, creates custom ranch ...

NAPONEE — A passion for horses and the cowboy lifestyle led Newly Holmes, a custom saddle maker for Naponee, to found his business three years ago. Holmes started his business, Milliron ZB Saddlery, ...

CODY, Wyo. — With the stove pouring out heat and the dog asleep on the floor, Gordon Andrus pulls down his visor and runs a finger over the carved leather of his new saddle. Here in his well-equipped ...

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 ...