Re: [CR]CR: Brooks Saddles on Classic Bikes(Consequential Buttocks)

Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 21:09:08 -0800
From: "John D" <bikehunt@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]CR: Brooks Saddles on Classic Bikes(Consequential Buttocks)
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <a7.c78076c.27deff4c@aol.com>

I don't know for sure, Carlo, but my understanding was that it was the Swallow which came to be made by Brooks as a result of racers cutting away the skirt of the saddle.

John Dunn in Napa Valley

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To: steve@fridayscomputer.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 8:42 PM
Subject: [CR]CR: Brooks Saddles on Classic Bikes(Consequential Buttocks)

> In the past I've read that the Brooks Team Pro design evolved from the Euro
> racing tour practice of cutting the skirts away from B-17s to save weight.
> Was the Brooks Team Pro extensively used by the pros, and if so what for what
> era and type cycle would it be period correct?
>
> Is it an appropriate saddle for the '70s Colnago Super, Masi GC, Gios,
> DeRosa, Bianchi, and other Italian marques?
>
> Certainly, the English makers carried Brooks, while surely, the French would
> have sported the Ideale brand.
>
> I'd appreciate any input, to help me get a handle on this bit of lore.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>
> Carlo Carr
> (B-17 on my LifeCycle)