David, are you saying this saddle is made of rubber tire material?
Jay Sexton Sebastopol, CA
Message: 12 Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:40:20 -0500 From: David Bean <beandk@rcn.com> Subject: Re: [CR] Ideale Dunlop saddle To: CR List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Cc: zoomdog@pure.net Message-ID: <000401caa251$057784d0$6d7ba8c0@dkbwin2k> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
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