Originally Posted by
graywolf
Ah????
Let's see, they are tremendously expensive, especially since the USA importer doubled the wholesale price. Back when they were $50 they did not sell worth a damn, at $100 they go like hotcakes. You can get Indian or Chinese knockoff for $20-$30, but they do not say Brooks on the rear and no one buys those. That says nothing about the saddles and a lot about the buyers.
I hardly consider $60-$80 for a saddle expensive:
http://www.google.com/products?q=bro...=1&sa=N&tab=wf
As to the Indian or Chinese quip, are you implying the buyers are driven by the label or are willing to pay for the obvious quality?
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