Anyone recognize this saddle?
10-12-06 | 04:46 PM
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Anyone recognize this saddle?
I found this old leather Brooks look-a-like at a barn sale Paid $5 for it.
Anyone seen one before?
Picture quilaity is not the best
It says BIM T B 39 Made in France Groupon Garanti
thanks in advance!
Anyone seen one before?
Picture quilaity is not the best
It says BIM T B 39 Made in France Groupon Garanti
thanks in advance!
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10-12-06 | 05:51 PM
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I believe that's because it IS an Ideale product. The T and B in the stamp stand for the parent company that made Ideale, can't recall those names right now, and don't know the details of this particular BIM saddle.
10-12-06 | 07:48 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
For $5, you scored!
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
10-13-06 | 12:31 AM
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T & B are “Tron & Berthet S.A.”, makers of Ideale saddles. Looks like yours is a model 39, looking like the Ideale version of a Brooks B17, but still no clue what BIM means...yeah $5 is a major bargain for this.
10-13-06 | 05:53 PM
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Thanks for the info! It was dry like a triscuit when I found it. I soaked it in a gallon size ziplok full of vegetable oil for about a week to soften it up. now I just have to break it in!
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