The only Ideale-Dunlop I remember seeing on Ebay brought 200USD NOS. There is a Dunlop branded saddle with sprung rails though that brings considerably less.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 12:40 AM, David Bean <beandk@rcn.com> wrote:
> Re Ebay item # 110488025633
>
> I've been interested in these faux-leather saddles since I saw some in the
> Tokyu Hands hobby/department store in Shinjuku. (Shoulda bought one!) They
> must have been relatively common at one time. The idea of using a tire
> sidewall type of material for a tensioned saddle seems like a natural for
> cycles that will be used in all weather and will be left outdoors. So, the
> Japanese still make these (at least within the last 10 years), the French
> DID make them, are there English versions of this? I'd love to have one for
> my winter beater, but I'm not anxious to bid UP from fifty bucks for it!
>
> David Bean
> Arlington, MA USA
> beandk at are-see-enn dot com