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They weren't all Brooks

Old 10-23-14, 11:12 AM
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They weren't all Brooks

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Old 10-23-14, 12:27 PM
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No, but Brooks still ROCKS!
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Don't forget Ideale, which shared that lofty pedestal with Brooks, back in the day:



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A Wright saddle in the throws of death
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Italia, probably morphed into Selle Italia but I'm not sure
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Old 10-24-14, 05:22 AM
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I am riding the same large bim on my cargo bike and a middle more swallow on my single speed now both great all nos with bags.
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Originally Posted by unworthy1
Italia, probably morphed into Selle Italia but I'm not sure
I'd expect yes, since "Selle" simply means saddle.
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On the right, an Aquila track saddle. It's pretty ruined but very cool. Instead of recovering it, made a (rather approximate) copy using an Ideale 39 frame. That's on the leftl
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Schwinn's Sprint from the mid '60s.







A Wrights (Brooks' lesser clone at this point).
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This is a nice collection starting to form, here...thanks to all who are sharing their "exotica"!
Anybody going to chip in with a Fujita or Belt? Parsons?
And I know there are other French brands with labels/stamps that are similar to Ideale besides BIM...
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Old 10-24-14, 09:27 AM
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Hey they were in the pile I put up this morning.
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Speedic 170GT. This is a Japanese equivalent to the Brooks Standard width B15 or B17. Note the letters TSM (Takahashi Saddle Mfg) on the lining underneath. You will see the same saddle with a ROSS (Chain Bike) stamp that's rather nice. The bolted rail is distinctive.


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Iris.
Little I could find on it says it's Italian
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Old Sprint. Toughest saddle I've ever run across. I bought it used and have put a good 1000 miles on it and still no flex to it. Surprisingly it still seems pretty comfortable to me.
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Old 10-29-14, 11:23 AM
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anybody know who in France made those "Sprints" for Schwinn? Ideale, or....?
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No, they are not ALL Brooks:

Some are IDEALE -


...... and some are 'Just WRIGHT(S)'

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Some are made out the same material as your Belt:


And others are more "special"
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