FYI, I'm the current high bidder on this item. Hopefully it will be a nice addition to my soon-to-be-restored late 80's Fiorelli with all the Coppi pantographing on the frame.
Fred Beavers (60 degrees and sunny in Boulder today, but snowy tomorrow)
On Friday, January 12, 2001 2:23 PM, Marc Boral <mbikealive@earthlink.net> wrote:
>Yes, the seller is mistaken. This is Selle Italia's
>Campionissimo saddle. The Campionissimo is a relatively
>unknown model, so there aren't very many of them out there.
>There are even fewer of the Coppi
>model. Coppi commemorative version is cool, but was first
>introduced in the very late '80s ( plus or minus a couple of
>years).
>
>Marc Boral
>
>Aldo Ross wrote:
>
>> The seller states "This is a saddle produced by Selle Italia
>to commemorate the many victories of Il Campionissimo - Fausto
>Coppi. While issued before his death, this saddle was produced in limited numbers."
>>
>> It certainly doesn't look like a pre-1961 saddle to me... am I missing something here?
>>
>> http://ebay.com/
>>
>> Aldo Ross