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Cheapo Brooks saddle?
Ran across the original seat that came on my late 70's Raleigh Record the other day. It's a regular-looking vinyl covered saddle, but it says Brooks and made in England on the back. I've followed a lot of the Brooks threads on here -- did they make these themselves, or did they buy some inexpensive seats and put their name on them? By the way, I replaced it back then with an Ideale 39, and still use that on the Record.
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They made them and they were not uncommon in the early 1970s. Brookes also made mattress saddles from vinyl. Roger
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Originally Posted by Ol Danl
(Post 5578229)
Ran across the original seat that came on my late 70's Raleigh Record the other day. It's a regular-looking vinyl covered saddle, but it says Brooks and made in England on the back. I've followed a lot of the Brooks threads on here -- did they make these themselves, or did they buy some inexpensive seats and put their name on them? By the way, I replaced it back then with an Ideale 39, and still use that on the Record.
It wasn't too unusual back then to buy a $90 road bike, like a UO-8, Raleigh Gran Prix, Atala, or Bottechia and upgrade the rock-hard base saddle for a Pro. Pro's were around $20-$25 if I recall, and that was a princely sum being aroudn 25% of the price of the bike. Brooks did participate in the Bike Boom! Road Fan |
Originally Posted by Ol Danl
(Post 5578229)
Ran across the original seat that came on my late 70's Raleigh Record the other day. It's a regular-looking vinyl covered saddle, but it says Brooks and made in England on the back.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...nner_Rear2.jpg On a basic 10 sp Raleigh Winner. |
Yep, that's it.
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They are so comfortable and suit that type of bike.
I just sold this Winner, but with the proceeds, and a little extra, I got a nice Record Sprint! Upgrade or what? |
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