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12-22-01, 07:23 PM
Hi all, if you only want to read the question skip the next few lines!!
It all started earlier this year when the rail of my Selle San Marco Concor Supercorsa "Profil" broke:(
This saddle and I had been together since the 1980's - you know the feeling??
So I purchased the new Concor- just loved that kick in the tail!! But... they aren't the same shape- to my bum anyway. And the last few months haven't been a happy union. We have ridden about 2000 km together and one of us isn't happy...me.
So I thought long and hard for a new saddle to buy, and was strongly influenced by my track bike's Brooks saddle. This saddle was my grandfathers from the 1930's. It is a 'B17 sprint' , but because of laid back seat angles back then I can't fit it to my road bike now- this bike has a very upright, criterium angled, seat tube. The B17 will not go back far enough for me.
So I contacted my local frame builder/ bike collector/ bike junk owner etc etc and asked if he had any old Brooks saddles to look at/ try. I was prepared to buy a new one- $180 (in aussie), but he had a second hand one that wasn't broken in.
So I bought it. After 3 rides, (100km) the Brooks Competition and I are getting along beautifully- no sign of soreness at all!! :D
Which brings me to my question- under the saddle the frame has 'Made in England' and below that it is stamped ' A 78'.
Could someone please tell me what the 'A 78' stands for?
PS- the B17 Sprint didn't take much breaking in to my shape- maybe the old guy and I were similar in butt shape;)
It all started earlier this year when the rail of my Selle San Marco Concor Supercorsa "Profil" broke:(
This saddle and I had been together since the 1980's - you know the feeling??
So I purchased the new Concor- just loved that kick in the tail!! But... they aren't the same shape- to my bum anyway. And the last few months haven't been a happy union. We have ridden about 2000 km together and one of us isn't happy...me.
So I thought long and hard for a new saddle to buy, and was strongly influenced by my track bike's Brooks saddle. This saddle was my grandfathers from the 1930's. It is a 'B17 sprint' , but because of laid back seat angles back then I can't fit it to my road bike now- this bike has a very upright, criterium angled, seat tube. The B17 will not go back far enough for me.
So I contacted my local frame builder/ bike collector/ bike junk owner etc etc and asked if he had any old Brooks saddles to look at/ try. I was prepared to buy a new one- $180 (in aussie), but he had a second hand one that wasn't broken in.
So I bought it. After 3 rides, (100km) the Brooks Competition and I are getting along beautifully- no sign of soreness at all!! :D
Which brings me to my question- under the saddle the frame has 'Made in England' and below that it is stamped ' A 78'.
Could someone please tell me what the 'A 78' stands for?
PS- the B17 Sprint didn't take much breaking in to my shape- maybe the old guy and I were similar in butt shape;)