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Old 09-10-15 | 03:42 AM
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

To confirm, about the saddle, the tension bolt at the nose, when viewed from the front, is kinda )(-shaped? That is, a cylinder with a round channel machined into the sides? That is unusual.

The current design, with a round headed tension bolt, was in use by the early 1950's. I don't know when the change was made, but yours is earlier, perhaps pre-war.

Saddles of that age, in that condition, are rare. PBBikes would probably ask $499 for it. But of course you can ride it, put it on that Italian bike, the one with the mismatched fenders that you ride in the rain.
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