[CR]Brooks Saddles On Italiano Bicycles

I've always been curious about this .

My Frejus-Legnano , made in July or August of 1972 , came from the factory with a "Genuine Brooks Leather Professional Saddle" , and a Reynolds double butted tubing decal .

What the history on all of this English-ness ?

Did this come from the Frejus side of the marriage ?

Did this come from the Legnano side of the marriage ?

And yes , I do recall the thread from months ago ( maybe a year ) , about saddle customizers , in Italia , among other countries , who would take a new fresh stock Brooks saddle , remove the leather , custom-modify it , and put it back on with larger hand-peened rivets ( sometimes the rivets were even aluminum ! ) . And , I too was surprised to learn that the correct term for these saddle-cobblers was , "saddle butchers" , with no insult intended at all .

So ! We know that there were some VERY expensive customized Brooks saddles being ridden around in Italia .

But really , once the Unica-Nitor-Cinelli nylon saddles arrived , they just about took-over the high end of the Italiano market .

Anybody know the accurate story ?

Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas