[CR]brooks answers

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From: "Tom Martin" <tom@wilsonbike.com>
To: "CR list" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:51:55 -0700
Subject: [CR]brooks answers

Listers:

To clarify the Brooks line up, the TEAM Pro is still around, the regular ol Pro has been cut. I will try to send an Excel file to the list, but I don't know if the CR listbot will allow it to go through.

The range has been skivved from over 100 saddles to what you see here, for the entire worldwide market. The US is not the largest market- Germany and Holland are the #1 and #2, we are #3 and Britain is #4 (Hee hee heeeeee). Brooks is making them as fast as they can. Brooks can't keep up with the demand for all of this, hence the cutting of models and the shortages. Imagine trying to order some from England and are told there is a 4 month wait, but you built your business around Just in Time shipments. Kinda gums things up for a while.

British Racing Green Saddles are available in the following models: B17 Ti B17 special Swift Finesse If you find a Team Pro in British Racing Green (BZL 440) it is old stock that is still out there in the pipeline. Grab it while you can. There will be some Maroon colored saddles in various models floating around too- again old stock so if you like it, buy one or 2.

I'm not the expert of All Things Brooks past, present, and future (I'm sure Chuck Schmidt would be a better candidate for that descriptor, or Bill Lane if he lurks) but I do get occasional updates like this and can pass the non sensitive information onto the list.

Catalogue Saddle BZL Top New Saddle Vers Colour Rail Spring Saddle Name Listing Number Cover Code Type Code Colour Colour CITY B66 281 Black B281 HS A0 7202 Blk Chrome B 66 Saddle Men's Black Top TOURING B66 S Black B281 DS A0 7202 Blk Chrome B 66 S Saddle Women's Black Top B66 A. Brown B281 HS A0 7205 Blk Chrome B 66 Saddle Men's Antique Brown Top B66 S A. Brown B281 DS A0 7205 Blk Chrome B 66 S Saddle Women's Antique Brown Top B66 Honey B281 HS A0 7203 Blk Chrome B 66 Saddle Men's Honey Top B66 S 375 Honey B281 DS A0 7203 Blk Chrome B 66 S Saddle Women's Honey Top B67 427 Black B427 HS A0 7202 Blk Chrome B 67 Saddle Men's Black Top, single rail B67 S 428 Black B427 DS A0 7202 Blk Chrome B 67 S Saddle Women's Black Top, single rail B67 A. Brown B427 HS A0 7205 Blk Chrome B67 Saddle Men's Antique Brown Top, single rail B67 S A. Brown B427 DS A0 7205 Blk Chrome B67 S Saddle Women's Antique Brown Top, single rail B67 429 Honey B427 HS A0 7203 Blk Chrome B 67 Saddle Men's Honey Top, single rail B67 S 430 Honey B427 DS A0 7203 Blk Chrome B 67 S Saddle Women's Honey Top, single rail B73 Unisex 271 Black B271 S A0 7202 Chrome Chrome B73 Unisex Saddle, Black Top B73 Unisex Honey B271 S A0 7203 Chrome Chrome B73 Unisex Saddle Honey Top B33 Unisex 257 Black B256 S A0 7202 Chrome Chrome B33 Unisex Saddle, Black Top B33 Unisex Honey B256 S A0 7203 Chrome Chrome B33 Unisex Saddle, Honey Top

ATB Flyer 396 Black B396 H A0 7202 Blk Blk Flyer Saddle Men's Black Top TREKKING Flyer 397 Honey B396 H A0 7203 Blk Blk Flyer Saddle Men's Honey Top Flyer S 398 Black B396 D A0 7202 Blk Blk Flyer S Saddle Women's Black Top Flyer S 399 Honey B396 D A0 7203 Blk Blk Flyer S Saddle Women's Honey Top B17 Titanium 432 Black B211 A2 7202 Titan N/A B17 Titanium Unisex Saddle, Black Top B17 Titanium 433 A. Brown B211 A2 7205 Titan N/A B17 Titanium Unisex Saddle, Antique Brown Top B17 Titanium 434 Honey B211 A2 7203 Titan N/A B17 Titanium Unisex Saddle, Honey Top B17 Titanium Green B211 A2 7207 Titan N/A B17 Titanium Unisex Saddle, Green Top B17 Standard 211 Black B211 A0 7202 Blk N/A B 17 Standard Saddle Black Top B17 Standard Honey B211 A0 7203 Blk N/A B 17 Standard Saddle Honey Top B17 Standard S Black B211 D A0 7202 Blk N/A B 17 Standard S Saddle Black Top B17 Special 424 Honey B211 A1 7203 Copper N/A B17 Special, Unisex, Copper Rail, Honey Top B17 Special 439 Green B211 A1 7207 Copper N/A B17 Special, Unisex, Copper Rail, Green Top Conquest 336 Black B336 H A0 7202 Blk Blk Conquest Saddle Men's with Black Top Conquest 359 Honey B336 H A0 7203 Blk Blk Conquest Saddle Men's with Honey Top Countess 354 Black B336 D A0 7202 Blk Blk Countess Saddle Women's with Black Top Countess 372 Honey B336 D A0 7203 Blk Blk Countess Saddle Women's with Honey Top

ROAD Team Pro Honey B232 H A0 7203 Chrome N/A Team Professional Saddle, Mens, Honey Top MTB Team Pro Black B232 H A1 7202 Copper N/A Team Professional Saddle, Mens, Black Top Team Pro 312 Honey B232 H A1 7203 Copper N/A Team Professional Saddle, Mens, Honey Top Team Pro Black B232 H A0 7202 Chrome N/A Team Professional Saddle, Mens, Black Top Team Pro S Honey B232 D A1 7203 Copper N/A Team Professional S Saddle Women's Honey Top Team Pro S 322 Honey B232 D A0 7203 Chrome N/A Team Professional S Saddle Women's Honey Top Team Pro S Black B232 D A1 7202 Copper N/A Team Professional S Saddle Women's Black Top Team Pro S Black B232 D A0 7202 Chrome N/A Team Professional S Saddle Women's Black Top Swift 360 Black B360 H A0 7202 Titan N/A Swift Saddle Men's, Black Top Swift 361 Honey B360 H A0 7203 Titan N/A Swift Saddle Men's, Honey Top Swift 431 A. Brown B360 H A0 7205 Titan N/A Swift Saddle Men's, Antique Brown Top Swift 436 Green B360 H A0 7207 Titan N/A Swift Saddle Men's, Green Top Finesse 377 Black B381 D A0 7202 Titan N/A Finesse Saddle Women's, Black Top Finesse 382 Honey B381 D A0 7203 Titan N/A Finesse Saddle Women's, Honey Top Finesse 437 Green B381 D A0 7207 Titan N/A Finesse Saddle Women's, Green Top Finesse A. Brown B381 D A0 7205 Titan N/A Finesse Saddle Women's, Antique Brown Top

CLASSICS B72 A. Brown B391 A0 7205 Blk N/A B72 Unisex Saddle with Antique Brown Top B72 391 Black B391 A0 7202 Blk Black B72 Saddle, Black Top New Swallow A. Brown B352 A0 7205 Titan Titan New Swallow Unisex Saddle with Antique Brown Top

B17 Narrow Black B214 214 A0 7202 Blk N/A B17 Narrow Unisex Saddle with Black Top B17 Narrow A. Brown B214 A0 7205 Blk N/A B17 Narrow Unisex Saddle with Antique Brown Top

Tom Martin Oakland CA a Brooks hack at best, but I like their saddles