Question on aesthetics
06-22-12 | 05:35 PM
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Question on aesthetics
There may be an opportunity to nab a very lightly used Brooks Professional saddle for an extremely low price. It is brown leather. Would it look alright with a lightish greenish frame color and white cork tape handles? Or should I stick with the black seat?
06-22-12 | 06:14 PM
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It kinda depends on what color pants you wear. If you wear pants any color other than black, get the brown saddle because it won't stain them. If you wear black pants, you can get the black saddle because the stain will be black. If it's the look of the bike you're concerned about... well, I can't advise. The color of the saddle never bothers me when I'm on the bike, because I can't even see it.
06-22-12 | 06:18 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;
Green frame / brown saddle is a classic English look.
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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
06-22-12 | 06:25 PM
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No matter how hard you try there will always be someone who is going to tell you are doing it wrong -this goes double for anything regarding aesthetics.
Just do what you like and please your eye and forget what other people say or think -they don't do it very often anyhow.
I sort of like what rhm says. I can't see the saddle when I'm sitting on it. Fit/feel is everything. My butt is blind -but it sure has a lot of feeling.
Just do what you like and please your eye and forget what other people say or think -they don't do it very often anyhow.
I sort of like what rhm says. I can't see the saddle when I'm sitting on it. Fit/feel is everything. My butt is blind -but it sure has a lot of feeling.
06-22-12 | 06:39 PM
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You'll find a use for it even if you don't use it on this bike. I'd buy any cheap Brooks that I found.
06-22-12 | 07:44 PM
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06-23-12 | 01:29 PM
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Another vote for great combo! I had a green Raleigh w honey brooks and it was BEAUTIFUL!
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