Update,, sorry the correct email address for Tony is tony_colegrave@hotmail.com
Wayne (the difference between a dot and a dash on the WWW. ) Jolly, Toronto Canada
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Question about Brooks B-73 now Brooks Restorations
> Steve/List
>
> I consider myself fortunate and I suspect a few of the other Listmembers
> have already discovered what I am about to disclose to you. There exists
> near London a man who in my opinion is one of the most expereinced
> restoration artists on the planet, his name; Tony Colegrave.
> A few short years ago, Lawrence Kurtz here in Toronto introduced me to
> Tony and after seeing his work I am convinced the man is a Brooks Saddle
> Restoration Guru. The saddle Tony completed for me is the very rare
> Campagnolo Stamped Narrow Rail Brooks from 1960 to 1962 (don't hold me to
> the dateline but it's close to being 100% accurate).
> Tony restored the rails (nice even coating of black paint) and put a new
> top on the saddle. Because of the confirmed high quality of the
> restoration I can easily recommend his services. He does have a signature
> marques on the saddle which is the use of aluminum rivets instead of
> copper. In my opinion this is the only down side and perhaps what is
> needed is a source of copper rivets (CRList ?) to ensure 100% restoration
> accuracy.
>
> You can reach Tony at his email address tony.colegrave@hotmail.com , I
> have his phone number let me know if you need it, and in the meantime I
> will secure Tony's permission to release it to everyone on the CRList.
>
> I can tell you that the Brooks restoration cost me 85 Pounds Sterling, and
> with the value of the euro and the pound rising you might want to make
> your decision sooner rather than later.
>
> Wayne ( Pleasantly saddled with a Colegrave restoration) Jolly, Toronto,
> Canada
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Birmingham" <sbirmingham@mindspring.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 4:00 PM
> Subject: [CR]Question about Brooks B-73
>
>
>> has anyone had the leather replaced on a brooks saddle? I have a B-73
>> that's
>> split almost completely across the front. The bike it's on isn't
>> particularly
>> nice, but the saddle isn't rideable as-is. I'm wondering if having it
>> restored
>> would be worth the expense, or if it would be cheaper to look for a
>> better
>> used one.
>>
>> Steve Birmingham
>> Lowell, Ma