Originally Posted by Charles Wahl

I think that vanity marketing would help popularize a product line that's clearly superior on technical merits, and long term value.

How about a "logo" saddle, with the logo in a repeat pattern, like designer handbags. Not my cup of tay (I don't own any designer handbags, and eschew clothing with logos), but I'll bet that they'd be very popular with a lot of people. Also colors other than white: red, yellow, blue, gray (I know there are some of these). Ben Day dot patterns and other graphics that could be achieved easily with dye, or embossing. I have one of the out-of-production B5N saddles with a pebbled top surface -- very nice in my opinion.