Re: [CR]Now: Brooks Swallow Was: Columbus decals

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:39:51 -0500
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From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Now: Brooks Swallow Was: Columbus decals


Quoth Peter Kohler:
>Swallows seemed to have a brief heyday c. late 1950s-early 1960s. Raleigh
>spec'd them for the last variants of the Lenton Sports (Grand Prix) c. 1961
>and for the new range introduced in '62 (Gran Sport, Blue Streak et. al.)
>and they were stock on some other primo British lightweights of the era.
>But by the late '60s they seemed very passe when everyone went for the
>Brooks Pros.

I own and ride 4 or 5 of these 40 year old Swallows, I think they all came from Gran Sports. I also used to have a Swallow knockoff (either Wrights or Lycett) on my Elswick Tour Anglais.

They remain my favorite sporty-type saddle.

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