Sadem Saddle?
I picked up a Sadem Saddle to put on one of my bikes. I got it at a local shop that had some older saddles hanging on the wall. They wanted $25.00 for it, so I figured I can make use of it. Does anyone here know anything about them?
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...rDanw/0022.jpg http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...rDanw/0012.jpg |
Looks good. Maybe as good as a Brooks B-17. But at least as good as a Fujita Belt saddle. Nothing to sneeze at, in my opinion. Never heard of a Sadem saddle though. If you can find a Tariq Aziz seatpost, you might just have something there.
jim |
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I saw that saddle in person a few times. It always looked pretty good to me and you can't really go wrong for the price.
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Originally Posted by jgedwa
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Looks good. Maybe as good as a Brooks B-17. But at least as good as a Fujita Belt saddle. Nothing to sneeze at, in my opinion. Never heard of a Sadem saddle though. If you can find a Tariq Aziz seatpost, you might just have something there.
jim |
Oh wait, I can do better than that:
What you have is the first piece of an Axis of Evil groupo jim |
I thought you meant this saddle also.
http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/572...40DCA8EAFA1EA9 What would a Hitler saddle go for? |
Nah, Shimano Arabesque..:lol:,,,,BD
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I don't know why, but the title of this thread reminded me of this Ayatollah Khomeini bike seat from 15 years ago
http://www.bikecult.com/works/saddles/komeni2.jpg |
In about 1980 purchased several Sadem saddles new from a distributor on the east coast of the U.S. iirc it may have been Joannou Bros.
Yes indeed, made in India. |
You have to be a bit masochistic to ride one, I'd bet.
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Originally Posted by Don Marco
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You have to be a bit masochistic to ride one, I'd bet.
and just think about making them...leather products from a country where cattle are sacred. 8^O |
You were prudent to wait 'til W was out of office to buy that thing. You don't want the US Army launching a ground attack against your fixie. ;)
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Originally Posted by juvela
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In about 1980 purchased several Sadem saddles new from a distributor on the east coast of the U.S. iirc it may have been Joannou Bros.
Yes indeed, made in India. Glenn Sadem Saddle on the right & a Wrights on the left. http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...psf4610203.jpg http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps1a7d420d.jpg |
Originally Posted by Mr Danw
(Post 10733345)
I picked up a Sadem Saddle to put on one of my bikes. I got it at a local shop that had some older saddles hanging on the wall. They wanted $25.00 for it, so I figured I can make use of it. Does anyone here know anything about them?
A previous poster said that saddle-making in India contains some jewels and some duds. I'd want to figure out which this is. If you have a caliper, measure the thickness of the leather. Brooks leather measurements exist in a few threads here on BF, but my rough recollection is that more than 5 mm is really good. Also see if you can visually determine if it is a piece of hide, or some kind of compressed leather sheet fabrication. A little-used B-17 in that condition will feel hard and stiff if you press the leather in your hands. Another thing to check! |
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