Re: [CR]"French Design" Ideales

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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:27:07 +0200
Subject: Re: [CR]"French Design" Ideales
From: "Dirk Feeken" <dirk.feeken@t-online.de>
To: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>, Classic Rendezvous Mailing List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Thread-Topic: [CR]"French Design" Ideales
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Yes, they show up over here but the last normal 92 models have been sold 2-3 years ago. Now only the not so sought after models like the 75 and sometimes the shorter version of the 92 for women appear in Germany: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350079417095 The leather of the later "French Design" saddles is more shiny and harder than the older versions which seems to be softer and of higher quality. The frames look similar but overall the newer saddles look cheaper. I've been told by a dealer who had several of these later Ideale saddles that they have been made by the dutch company Lepper.

Dirk

-- Dirk Feeken Heidelberg Germany

Am 18.07.2008 23:08 Uhr schrieb "Jerome & Elizabeth Moos" unter <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>:
> I've gone back and searched the archives. It seems the discussion was about
> 92 Diagonales, which is exactly what I'm looking at on eBay. It wasn't
> concluded where these were made, but it was said they could be bought from
> Germany rather cheaply. Anyone know where I can get one and what the price
> will be?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
> Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I've run across some Ideale saddles on eBay marked as "French Design". I
> believe these were discussed here a while back, but I don't recall that there
> was a conclusion as to who made these or in what country. "French Design"
> would seem to imply that actual manufacturing was not in France. Does anyone
> know? Also does anyone actually own one or more of these saddles? If so, how
> does the quality compare to French made Ideales?

>

> Regards,

>

> Jerry Moos