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07-25-14, 04:33 AM
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Vintage Brooks Leather Bicycle Seat Raleigh Schwinn Phillips Robinhood | eBay
hello,up for auction is a vintage Brooks B72 leather bicycle saddle and 1" seat post.It is in great condition.with a few minor blemishes and rubs.It was removed from my ex-wifes Raleigh when new.Her Butt cheeks were so big we had to mount a volkswagon beetle seat on her Raleigh.It never did pedal right.This seat is perfect for an old bike restoration or just to upgrade your old bike seat.Thank you
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07-25-14, 05:54 AM
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Aside from the size of the wife's backside, one has to ask: if the saddle was removed from the bike when new, how did it get ruined? The tear in the rivet on the nose piece is not cosmetic, that's serious damage.
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07-25-14, 06:04 AM
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How much is the frame worth @rhm?
07-25-14, 06:28 AM
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How much is the frame worth @rhm?
If you gave me that saddle, I would use a few parts and save a little money, as follows:
Tension pin, new, from Niagara: $5.58
nose, new, from Niagara: $3.60
Eyelets from the bag loops... otherwise unavailable, difficult to remove intact, available from Brooks, GBP 1.90
The frame no doubt has some value, but only to someone who needs one; and I have lots of them.
Add it up, factor in the effort to remove the usable parts, account for some rust and some damage, and ... well, if it had a good badge on the back, it would definitely be worth the cost of shipping it to me, but without it it's cutting pretty close to the break even point.
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07-25-14, 07:31 AM
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Thanks, now I have Sir Mix-A-Lot going through my head...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYyd0dvNNXU
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