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03-27-16, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bertinjim

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Saddlewax.com has an extensive site dedicated to saddles. Lycett is linked here. rhm is right about Wrights. They and the Lycetts used thinner leathers which meant they broke in quicker but didn't seem to last like the Brooks. I had a Wrights W3W that was, perhaps, the most comfortable saddle I've used but it simply didn't compare with my B17 for sustained, comfortable durability.

Thanks for that link. Very interesting deep dive on saddles. But none of the catologs he has listed the Lycett L'Avenir model. Would still love to find out what years they were in production.

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