Speaking of Swallows, I have what I think is a 60's example of a Swallow-style saddle, but it is marked Wrights rather than Brooks. I seem to recall that Brooks absorbed Wrights, although I don't know when this occurred. Anyone know if the Wrights version was actually called Swallow, or anyone have an opinion of the quality/value of a Wrights version compared to the Brooks Swallow?
Regards,
Jerry Moos Houston, TX
David Benson <bensondoc@yahoo.com.au> wrote: We should be unhappy if Brooks/Selle Royal was not making a 'nice profit'. DB Ak, NZ
Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Well, I think Selle Royal had already raised US prices before the dollar dropped so far versus the euro and pound. The weakening dollar has probably eroded their profitability in the US, though. However, I would bet there is still a nice profit in selling the Swallow at $400. Judging by my own experience with backordered Brooks's they seem to be selling Brooks saddles faster than they can make them.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Peter Jon White wrote: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
They've already raised prices significantly on existing models, at least in the US.
That's only due to the drop in the value of the US dollar. Everything I import from GB and Europe is costing much more than it did a year or two ago. For example, in 1999, you could buy one Euro for about $.87. Now it costs $1.29.
So it should come as no surprise that the cost of most foreign products has gone up.
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