Re: [CR] How restorable are these as daily rider saddles?

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From: "John" <torup@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:22:23 -0700
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] How restorable are these as daily rider saddles?


John- Those are all over the map. The last one with the Rebour treatment is the only visually safe bet. No idea as to what they cap out bidding wise now. The No 6 is intriguing, but it will probably go for more than is realistic for a lots-of-use city bike. And it rains up your way, and fog...

The one 90 looks like it will be comfortable for a short time before it tears, the other it is hard to assess the cracks, it could tear too.

I had a string of old Brooks B66 and B72 saddles I found at garage sales, that I placed on a Roadster, on the third one, the other two tore in about 18 months time each, comfortable until failure, but they were cheap, the ebay offerings will not be.

John Jorgensen
Torrance Ca USA