Old Brooks saddles 'up the whazoo' are to be seen in Japan. (Colloquialism reference to quantity)
Dennis Young Sure is fun to ride in typhoon winds in Hotaka, Japan
> 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