Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 86
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From: Annapolis MD
Bikes: Velo Orange, '91 Wicked Fat Chance, '99 Sycip Hardtail, '02 Sycip Pave custom, Benotto fixed, a playafied Bridgestone MB-3 and a bunch of hacks, beaters, townies, and 'projects'.
BTW, a closer comparo to the B17 would be our Mod 3 (unsprung) and Mod 5 saddles (sprung).
The Dollar to the british lb completely sucks right about now. At least for those holding US dollars.
US dealers are not over charging; on the contrary, they are generally not making the margin they should be making on an item like that. Hwy2 and QBP, the Brooks US distributors, are in the middle taking their bit too.