Made in 1978. Thicker leather than normal. I have a couple, one of which has been butchered.
Ken Wallace, Proprietor Bisbee Bicycle Brothel 63-B Brewery Ave. PO Box 1194 Bisbee, AZ 85603 (520) 236-4855 (cell) kwallace@cableone.net (email) http://www.bisbeebicyclebrothel.com
On Aug 7, 2006, at 8:26 PM, devotion finesse wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am sorry about the previous accidentally blank email I sent
> moments ago. That was a "mechanical".
> My Brooks question is this:
> I used to own a 73 Lejeune track bike that had on it a leather
> saddle stamped "Brooks Professional Select". I have sold the frame
> but have kept the saddle, along with most of it's componentry. As
> far as I can tell, the saddle is identical to a regular
> Professional (black with "penny" riviets) with the exception of
> it's 3 holes in the center of the saddle and black painted rails.
> What else, if anything, differentiates a "Select" from a regular
> Professional? Any rough ideas on when these were available? Having
> not seen too many of them, I am wondering if this is a particularly
> rare saddle?
>
> Matthew Bowne
> Brooklyn, NY