> From: John Taglia <jtagli1@uic.edu>
> If I recall correctly, the Ideale 2001 was unpadded; the 2002 was the same
> saddle with a layer of padding. Further, Ideale offered both saddles with
> titanium rails in the 1970's. I remeber stopping at the Cyclopedia ,when
> it was located in Cadillac, Michigan, in 1977, and talking to the owner,
> Gene Portuesi about these saddles. The conversation was basically me
> asking him, "Can you get the ti-railed saddles?" To which Mr. Portuesi
> responded, "Probably, but why? Who needs that sort of silly saving?"
>
> Regards,
>
> John "Wishes he had saved those old Cyclopedia catalogues" Taglia
> Chicago: 20 degrees and yuckee
my copy of the 11th edition of Cyclo-Pedia says: No. 2000 saddle: "RISLAN plastic saddle" No. 2001 saddle: "RISLAN plastic saddle. Top is covered with choice grain leather" No. 2002 saddle: "RISLAN plastic saddle. Padded and covered with choice grain leather"
I'd be happy to send jpg's of the catalog to anyone interested. Yep, I'm very happy that I kept the catalog. It was worth it for the Rebour drawings alone! The articles by Mr. Portuesi are an added bonus.
cheers,
Steve Kurt 20 degrees and a bit sloppy in Peoria, but good enough for riding.