Concerning the difference between road and pista versions of the Unicanitor plastic saddle, I currently have both types. The road saddle is distinctly wider and has two arcs of smaller ventilation holes curved around the widest part of the saddle (in addition to the usual three larger ventilation holes that run down the length of the saddle). The pista saddle is narrower and has only the three larger ventilation holes. With regard to the ventilation holes, both layouts existed when I first used the Unicanitor saddle in the mid-sixties, although I can't recall if the road and pista saddles differed in width at that time (but I'll bet they did).
Pete Rutledge
Woodbridge, VA
>> Did Unicanitor make a pista saddle (bare plastic)
>> with steel rails?
>
> I have one (not for sale) said to be a pista; bare
> brown plastic and steel rails. Same shape as the
> later unpadded leather cover unicanitor, but much
> stiffer under the sit bones. Also the plastic is
> smoother, possibly from wear.
>
> Question for those that were there:
> How would you tell a Pista model from the other
> models? This one has no markings other than the usual
> oval label cast into the skirt on each side.
>
> --
> Craig Sandvik
> Berkeley, CA
>
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