Re: [CR]What's with this "Speedic" saddle?

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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 22:22:45 -0400
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]What's with this "Speedic" saddle?
To: jerrymoos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>, OROBOYZ@aol.com, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <22.3e62b845.2cc31853@aol.com> <005901c395d2$9b9c7a20$6400a8c0@jfbender> <07df01c395d4$dbb407c0$efddfea9@mooshome>


Jerry,

I observe the following differences on the Speedic vs a Brooks Pro:

All three nose rivets further back,

Leather on nose cut shorter, not wrapped over nose,

"Slider" (u-shaped piece) on adjuster looks galvanized rather than chrome (or black),

Speedic has square section on front of threaded adjusting stud near nose rather than round,

Speedic has a seperate cover over the metal part of the nose- the rivet end of the threaded adjusting stud does not show from front,

Wrinkly leather finish, originally very hard and shiny if I remember,

No Made in England stamp in cantle plate,

Different attachment of saddle wires to cantle plate,

Saddle loops on a Brooks Pro configuration saddle.

I'm sure there are more. It's an imitation, but a good imitation.

Joe B-Z
GNNJ


----- Original Message -----
From: jerrymoos
To: Joe Bender-Zanoni


<Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [CR]What's with this "Speedic" saddle?


> I don't know, I have several Fujitas, and none of them look nearly as
> similar to Brooks as the one in Dale,s photos. I'm convinced that
> particular saddle was made by Brooks.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
> To: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>; <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]What's with this "Speedic" saddle?
>
>
> > Speedic was a Japanese leather saddle. Fujita made similar reasonable
> > quality Brooks type saddles, for example, on a Fuji America. Both have
> sort
> > of hard leather compared to a Brooks.
> >
> > By the way if anyone had the Fujita, I'd be interested to buy one.
> >
> > Joe Bender-Zanoni
> > Great Notch, NJ
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
> > To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:27 PM
> > Subject: [CR]What's with this "Speedic" saddle?
> >
> >
> > > Anyone know what this is?
> > >
> > >
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> > >
> > > Dale Brown
> > > Greensboro, North Carolina