In a message dated 10/19/2003 4:38:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net writes:
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> I feel certain that is a "private label" Brooks Pro. Every detail seems
> identical to the Brooks Pro. SJS Cycles in UK has some NOS Brooks saddles
> with a different private label Brampton? Wanderer? Wonder how many other
> brand Brooks saddles may have been sold under.
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I know there was another answer, but I am certain this is by no means or ways
a private label Brooks, but a product of Japanese R & D, inthis case 'Ripoff
and Duplication'
We sold them on many an upper level Japanese nbike in their day, and the wear
pattern of these and the quality of the leather after riding eith with or
without leather dressing or break in treatments were not the same as the Brooks
professionals, of which we sold hundreds and of which we still have from many
generations.
There were some knock-off Uninitors as most of us know called the Unicanimex, obviously an American item from the Nation bordering Texas.
The great thing about the Unicnimex was its profile- we used them to 'lower' the seat height on too-big frames. With one of the old SR posts with twin in-line 13mm nuts, the seat rails could get to top-tube level, and the nimex was so low that it almost hugged the top tube. On heavier drivers and/or sudden bumps, the post was felt by the body.
Today was the Tour du Port in Baltimore and the presence of classic rides was refreshing. While there were several nicer Japanese, British, and Italian machines to please the eye of the onlooker and the feeling of the driver, a 'Scout' caught my attention. A very basic domestic machine from the very late 60's when the bike boom one started to blossom. Heavy, crude, stemshifters, but elegant in its own way and still in near-new appearance. I complimented the woman on board but not without a shameless plug, mentioning that if anyone else showed an appreciation for her iron, I'd be happy to accomodate them with one of several harbored in the outbuildings.
Larry Black
Baltimore (for the day) Black