[CR]Cool Gear Saddle and Johnny Siemsen's Trout

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From: "Mike Schmidt" <mdschmidt@patmedia.net>
To: "John T.Pergolizzi" <jtperry1@verizon.net>, <joebz@optonline.net>, "'John S'" <velorosso@charter.net>
References: <006801c64f86$bdca46c0$2f01a8c0@Perry>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:36:53 -0500
cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Cool Gear Saddle and Johnny Siemsen's Trout

Yeah, I remember them seats, mine came apart as well. One for the display cabinet these days. How bout an Eclipse front bag for that "Traut"? They were made in the US of A before that NAFTA sent everything packin!

Mike Schmidt
Stirling, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: "John T.Pergolizzi"
To: joebz@optonline.net
Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 4:05 PM
Subject: RE: [CR]Equipping an 81 Eisentraut



> Joe Bender-Zanoni wrote:
>
> "Do not fall for the Coolgear saddle"
>
> I had one a those on a Windsor track bike; orange and all Campy.
> On a road ride one day, I got up off the saddle to stretch. When I went
> to sit back down, I discovered, much to my surprise, that the little
> allen key bolt that acted like a lock bolt in the nose of the saddle to
> keep the main saddle body holding bolt from backing off, had fallen OUT!
> Soooooooo, the main bolt had backed off and the body of the saddle had
> come off the rails and my neither regions got a lesson in Einsteinian
> physics: two things CANNOT occupy the same place at the same time. But
> they sure can try!
>
> John T.Pergolizzi
> Brooklyn, N.Y.