Mark Stonich wrote:
> I'm planning to build a KOF weight weenie bike. I just bought a set of
> 531 SL tubing and I have a set of 1010 long dropouts and an assortment
> of old sheet metal lugs.
>
> I mentioned to a friend I was thinking about a Ti railed Brooks for a
> saddle. He said that when he worked for a wholesale outfit, Island Cycle
> back in the '80s, they got several returned Brooks' with broken Ti rails.
>
> Has this been a problem with current production?
>
I think the Brooks is ok, if used with a sensible seatpost and not overloaded with hamburgers and doughnuts.
Avoid the Dutch Lepper Ideale at all cost, nice guys but they didn't have any clue!
-- mvg
Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands