rhm

I checked my worn out 'Competition;' it is dated A77.

I don't know the earlier history of these companies, especially Lycett, but it had been swallowed up by Brooks by 1960. I assume this was all part of the consolidation of the British bicycle industry (in short, TI had bought up many companies including Reynolds, Accles & Pollock, Norman, Hercules, Phillips, etc by the mid 50's; and finally bought up Raleigh as well, and then closed many of the redundant companies, after which bicycles bearing the Hercules, Phillips, Norman, etc brands were made by Raleigh). I assume the saddle industry followed the same pattern: Wrights had once been a separate company, and a competitor to Brooks; after the consolidation it was a Brooks-owned brand. Whether they maintained their own manufacturing facility or not, after the consolidation they used Brooks hardware (same frames, same nose pieces, same rivets, etc). I have seen a couple Lycett Swallow saddles dated 1959 that are exactly the same as Wrights Swallow saddles of the 60's.