Originally Posted by
bikingshearer
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A few weeks ago, a old, somewhat scuffed Cinelli saddle came into my life. It is the right shape to be a
#3 and has the right amount of padding, but no sticker at all. it is covered in something between suede and smooth leather, and is an odd shade of tannish brownish muddy something-or-other. I suspect it is a
#3 , as the color on them was hardly uniform (my old one was a sort of dark dark grey and I saw others that ranged from black to grey to brown). Not sure what to do with it at this point, but I'll think of something.
Pretty sure there was a run of suede (or "rough out") leather that was not buffalo hide. I recall/had/have: uncovered, smooth leather cover no padding, smooth leather w/ padding, buffalo w/padding (I have two of these now, bought new), black suede and brown suede from my '70's bike shop days.