Thanks, John, at the UK price or a modest import markup, I may be intereste d as well. As a member pointed out offlist, the pound has fallen signifi cantly against the dollar lately, I guess the financial disaster there is e ven greater than here. So the UK price of 64.99 GBP is actually a bit un der 100 USD.
I also see the weaker pound is making Brooks Ti saddles in UK almost sane i n price again. Over the years, I've bought a good many Brooks saddles di rect from UK at times when the price difference covered the shipping, as well as a number in the US when the US price including freight was competit ive. The window now seems to be open again when direct orders from UK wi ll make sense. Brooks need to reduce US prices significantly to protect US dealers. That assumes the higher US prices are due to Brooks wholesal e pricing, rather than US dealer markups. If the later, then US dealers will need to take a bit less markup or lose some sales to UK shops that sel l on the net.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
From: John Barry <usazorro@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [CR]Brooks Saddles To: "CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 8:29 PM
I just finished taking a look at Wallingford's site, and I have to say I co ncur with Jerry. I will continue with what I hope will be value-added cont ent here, and offer my comment upon the B-17 Imperial saddle which is being brought to market shortly.
I was one of those fortunate enough to have tested the saddle this past spr ing and summer. While do not have recent experience with breaking in a new Brooks saddle, I can state that I was very pleased with the Imperial. I h ave over 750 miles on it, and have been on several 2 hour + rides on it. I found it to have greatly diminished the discomfort and eliminated the numb ness which I have usually experienced on rides of over 90 minutes duration.
Brooks would have allowed me to keep the saddle under any circumstances, an d I'm not being compensated in any form or fashion, but I have provided my
testimonial to the company. Once it becomes available for sale, I will def initely be acquiring another one, so I don't find myself in the position of choosing the one bicycle that has the Imperial on it for quite so much of
my riding.
I would be happy to converse with anyone about my experience with it off-li st.
Cheers,
John Barry Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
--- On Sat, 11/15/08, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos
<jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wro
te:
>
> Meantime, I just got my latest Cycling Plus with a brief
> review of the Broo
> ks B17 Imperial, a saddle with a cutout in the center,
> supposedly a reissue
> of a 110 year old Brooks design. The UK price is quoted
> as 64.99 GBP, w
> hich would be about $120 USD. Not bad at all. Comes in
> Standard, Narr
> ow and a shorter women's version. Chromed steel rails
> of course. The
> Ti version will probably be about $400 USD.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, Texas, USA
>
>
>
> --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Angel Garcia
> <veronaman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Angel Garcia <veronaman@gmail.com>
> Subject: [CR]Brooks Limited Edition Swallow Sale
> To: "CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS"
> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 4:55 PM
>
> BTW, wallbike is selling the limited edition Swallow (in
> black) for almost
> $100 less than the regular Swallow.
>
> Angel Garcia
> Long Valley, NJ
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Charles T. Young <youngc@ptd.net>
> Date: Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Breezer Seat Sandwich for Brooks Saddles
> To: "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Org"
> <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>
>
> Mike asks:
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > I am looking to mount a Brooks B-72 dual rail saddle
> on a SR Royal 2 bolt
> > seat post. Does Breezer make a version to use with 2
> bolt seat posts?
> >
> >
> > Mike Schmidt
> > Stirling, NJ
> > USA
> >
>
> Don't know who makes it, but Bill Laine sells one that
> looks like just the
> ticket:
>
> http://www.wallbike.com/
>
> The base of the page has the seat sandwich.
>
> Charlie Young
> Honey Brook, Pennsylvania USA