on 6/11/04 9:06 PM, Donald Gillies at gillies@cs.ubc.ca wrote:
> Yes, the standard brooks professional has been dropped from the brooks
> website, as tom martin just indicated. The team pro is still
> available, and it is a close substitute.
At least in the US, the Team Professional was always a much bigger seller
than the Professional. Too much overlap perhaps?
> Perhaps the profit margins or the sales of the regular brooks professional
> were not enough for selle italia to keep the saddle in the lineup ?? Or is
> brooks now going to offer only pre-softened saddles in order to make the
> brand more popular to first-time buyers ??
It's Selle Royale, not Selle Italia. Also, it's my understanding that "pre-softened" simply refers to a factory application of Proofide.
Todd Kuzma
Heron Bicycles
Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery
LaSalle, IL
http://www.heronbicycles.com/
http://www.tullios.com/