Ideale had an answer to the Brooks Campagnolo saddle - the 88C (full flaps) and 89C (cutaway flaps) with long fore/aft adjustment. The saddles had a longer than usual looking nose and really beautiful shape with a neat serial number stamped in the namebadge above the makers name. Also, the rails were fastened to the cantleplate by aspring-loaded bolt in the center. Pretty nice way of allowing for complete disassembly and refinishing without having to re-rivet the thing back together. I have a neat example of this saddle with an alloy cantle plate (only one I've ever seen, including catalogs).There is a neat Rebour drawing of this and other Ideale models in early Ron Kitching catalogs (available at http://www.velo_retro.com).
Ken denny Boston
>From: "Hilary Stone" <Hilary.Stone@Tesco.net>
>To: Lawrence Kurtz <kurtzla@fhs.csu.McMaster.CA>, bike
><classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]seatposts with a narrow clamp approx. 32mm
>Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 18:54:29 +0000
>
>These were used on a special Campagnolo pillar - I think it was simply the
>rail supports and top clamps that were the only parts which were different
>though. So it doesn't mater what diameter Campagnolo Brooks pin you find,
>the parts can be transferred to another Record pin.
>Regards
>Hilary Stone
>
>
> Lawrence Kurtz wrote:
> >
>
> > Does anybody have a seatpost or collar for sale with a narrow clamp
> > diameter. As per my previous messages, I have a Brooks saddle
> > (currently being recovered...thanks to all for the info) with rails that
> > are much narrower than normal, 32mm as opposed to 42mm. The post is
> > just shy of 27mm, but I'll measure it more precisely if it looks like
> > there is a match. Say, while we're on this topic, does anybody have any
> > historical info on the saddle. It says B17 competition standard on the
> > sides and has campagnolo stamped on the top. The small rivets were
> > nickel plated over copper.