[CR]Re: Brooks small rivet Pro question

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Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:36:21 -0500 (EST)
From: "Emanuel Lowi" <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <MONKEYFOODCQELVP4zi000017a7@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>
Subject: [CR]Re: Brooks small rivet Pro question

Paul Raley wrote:
>
> I just received a Brooks small rivet Pro via Ebay
> which had looked to me to be a nice 70's version
> with copper rivets and chrome rails. My dilema is
> that now it appears a bit short! Here are some
> lengths for comparison:
>
> 1. 70's Brook's Team Pro (mine) - 280 mm
> 2. Mystery small rivet Pro - 265 mm
> 3. Current Brook's Pro S (catalog length)- 245 mm
>
> Did Brook's make a ladies small rivet Pro? Is that
> what I have? Or was the standard Pro shorter than
> the Team Pro (I don't remember this being the case)?
> I have searched the web for a 70's catalog without
> any luck. The 80's catalog that I have seen did not
> list a small rivet Pro.
>

My Brooks Professional (small rivet), bought new by me in 1974, is 280mm long.

Emanuel Lowi
Montreal, Quebec