Jay Van De Velde wrote:
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> About as close to a western style as I've seen are the Unicanitor saddles with stitching patterns typically seen on cowboy boots. I once bought a late '60s Schwinn Paramount just for such a saddle, replaced the saddle with a plain Unicanitor and promptly resold the bike for exactly what I paid for it. Here's a (not so good) photo of the saddle on it's new home atop a Pogliaghi (cue Ennio Morricone music).
> http://www.theracingbicycle.com/
Actually the swoopy curved stiching Unicanitor is the Tour de France model. It came stock on some Italian-built Masi G.C.s from the early 1970s.
Unicanitor line up from a 1970s Cinelli catalog...
"UNICANITOR - CINELLI" RACING SADDLES in rislan:
Mod. 50 black (uncovered plastic) Mod. 55 black perforated type (uncovered plastic) Mod. 65 "CAMPIONE DEL MONDO" leather covered (no padding) Mod. 65/C covered with chamois leather (no padding) Mod. 65/N covered with buffalo leather (no padding) Mod. 70 "CAMPIONE DEL MONDO" leather covered, quilted type Mod. 75 #1 "Tour de France", covered with chamois leather, and cross-stitched Mod. 75 #2 "Tour de France", covered with chamois leather, softened type (padded) Mod. 75 #3 "Tour de France", covered with buffalo leather, softened type (padded) Mod. 75 #4 "Tour de France", covered with smooth leather, softened type (padded)
(my comments in brackets)
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California (45mi ride on De Rosa, sunny, clear, 68 degrees and breezy... sublime!)
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