Originally Posted by
agmetal
Not to hijack...
Some riders love their saddles so much, they name their children Brooks. That's cool, but Brooks isn't the only tensioned leather saddle in town.
Brooks
Persons
Selle Anatomica
Berthoud
Tops
Selle Monte Grappa
Gyes
Cardiff, made by Gyes
Velo Orange, made by Gyes
Zimbale, made by Gyes
Origin 8, made by Gyes
Torelli
Dia Compe
Spa
Papillionaire
Rivet
Lepper (out of business?)
Ideale - definitely out of business
No connection to any retailers mentioned, examples only. There are plenty of places to get any of these.
(I
suspect the Torelli, Dia Compe, Spa, Papillionaire and Rivet saddles are also manufactured to specification by Gyes.)
PS - Please don't name your child Selle Anatomica.