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12-19-14, 06:36 PM
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The first appearance of a plastic Nitor saddle with flat rails is on p207 (1959) of the Data Book.
Other makers had slotted flat rail saddles many years earlier ... but with leather tops.
Have a look at the Giame page at Giame | saddlewax.com
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Other makers had slotted flat rail saddles many years earlier ... but with leather tops.
Have a look at the Giame page at Giame | saddlewax.com
Amir
have you seen leather covered flat rail nitors? iirc i have only seen naked.
12-20-14, 01:50 AM
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Can't say that I have. Flat rails, BTW, are a silly design. They don't provide any shock absorption ... which is why most saddles have tubular or solid rod rails.
12-20-14, 02:51 AM
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12-20-14, 05:56 AM
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I am a big fan of flat railed Ideale saddles ... because they are pretty ... not because they ride well.
https://www.saddlewax.com/wp-content/...alog_cover.jpg
When I find the time I will load hundreds of beautiful Ideale saddle photos.
My favorite saddle is a plain railed Ideale 90.
My riding saddles nowadays are B17 patterns on Brooks Titanium rails.
Life is too short for uncomfortable rides.
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https://www.saddlewax.com/wp-content/...alog_cover.jpg
When I find the time I will load hundreds of beautiful Ideale saddle photos.
My favorite saddle is a plain railed Ideale 90.
My riding saddles nowadays are B17 patterns on Brooks Titanium rails.
Life is too short for uncomfortable rides.
Amir
12-20-14, 11:09 AM
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If anybody is interested, I just loaded a bunch of Ideale Dural flat railed saddles on Ideale | saddlewax.com
Ideale 54, 57, 59, 60, 63 Cyclotourist and 90 Dural
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Ideale 54, 57, 59, 60, 63 Cyclotourist and 90 Dural
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12-20-14, 11:52 AM
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If anybody is interested, I just loaded a bunch of Ideale Dural flat railed saddles on Ideale | saddlewax.com
Ideale 54, 57, 59, 60, 63 Cyclotourist and 90 Dural
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Ideale 54, 57, 59, 60, 63 Cyclotourist and 90 Dural
Amir
one item you might wish to include in the t&b flattie section is the clamp parts set made by zeus to fit these saddles to campag record pattern pillars. i have never known or stock number for it or seen it listed in a zeus catalogue but have seen it in person. estimate it was a 1960's era item.
12-20-14, 01:57 PM
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Good Catch !
I found the Zeus seat post that you mentioned and posted it on Flat Rail Saddles | saddlewax.com
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I found the Zeus seat post that you mentioned and posted it on Flat Rail Saddles | saddlewax.com
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12-20-14, 02:11 PM
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Good Catch !
I found the Zeus seat post that you mentioned and posted it on Flat Rail Saddles | saddlewax.com
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I found the Zeus seat post that you mentioned and posted it on Flat Rail Saddles | saddlewax.com
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i can only wish i had your research skills...
sending a link along to my cycling friends who to not read the forum for them to enjoy as well.
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Congratulations on a great site.
I like to use a plastic Unicanitor saddles on my track bikes. I feel they belong on a top-flight track machine.
Here's a poor photo of my track bikes with Unicanitor's fitted. Both probably Mod. 55 - one has 3 holes while the other is perforated with a series of holes in a double crescent pattern.(like the one on your site):
Here's another one of mine. I bought it as part of the Cinelli VIP set. It has an alloy wishbone frame and is sectionally vertically thicker that the steel wire frame and requires a longer bolt to convert the Campagnolo SR post to hold the saddle. Cinelli supplied a longer alloy replacement bolt, with a socket head, to replace the hex headed Campy bolt.
I like to use a plastic Unicanitor saddles on my track bikes. I feel they belong on a top-flight track machine.
Here's a poor photo of my track bikes with Unicanitor's fitted. Both probably Mod. 55 - one has 3 holes while the other is perforated with a series of holes in a double crescent pattern.(like the one on your site):
Here's another one of mine. I bought it as part of the Cinelli VIP set. It has an alloy wishbone frame and is sectionally vertically thicker that the steel wire frame and requires a longer bolt to convert the Campagnolo SR post to hold the saddle. Cinelli supplied a longer alloy replacement bolt, with a socket head, to replace the hex headed Campy bolt.
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12-20-14, 05:07 PM
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Yikes Gary, those are some BEAUTIFUL mounts. 
thanks for posting.
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Amir -
thought of a few additional saddle marques not shown on your home page. i realise you may already have these names on a working list but thought i'd send them along for completeness sake...
France - ADGA
India - SADEM
Czechoslovakia - Favorit
Spain - Arius, Sofatti, Zeus (made by Arius iirc)
Italy - Rosa, Italia, Freccia d'Oro
thanks for posting.
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Amir -
thought of a few additional saddle marques not shown on your home page. i realise you may already have these names on a working list but thought i'd send them along for completeness sake...
France - ADGA
India - SADEM
Czechoslovakia - Favorit
Spain - Arius, Sofatti, Zeus (made by Arius iirc)
Italy - Rosa, Italia, Freccia d'Oro
12-21-14, 03:37 AM
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Call for help:
if anyone has photos or adverts or catalog scans of the saddles that Juvela mentioned, please send them to amir@saddlewax.com.
Thanks
Amir
if anyone has photos or adverts or catalog scans of the saddles that Juvela mentioned, please send them to amir@saddlewax.com.
Thanks
Amir
12-21-14, 02:44 PM
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