>Dear CR list,
>Robbie Fellows asked about a need to place a date on a Brooks B17
>saddle with the stamp markings of: A 73.
>Robbie and fellow list members I think it would be safe to say that the
>saddle was made in early 1973.
>Does that fit with the looks of the saddle Robbie?
>Usually I've only seen those types of date codes on the older BROOKS
>saddles.
>Good luck!
>Yours truly,
>Marty Walsh in Vienna,Virginia,USA
I have a recently-acquired Brooks Pro saddle with a B73 stamp, and since it came on a "74" Motobecane that's nearly original, I'm pretty sure it's an early '73 manufacture (maybe February). It's a Pro with the small copper rivets and a copper (or copper-plated) nose piece. I've never owned a Pro like this one, it reminds me more of an Ideale than any other Brooks I've had, I'll have to wait till I'm done prepping the bike to tell if it feels like one, too.
Alan Goldsworthy
SF, CA, USA