Re: [CR]Complete history of Ideale saddles

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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:27:03 -0700
To: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
From: "Jan Heine" <heine94@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Complete history of Ideale saddles
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>On the EBykr (say eBiker) web site:
>Idéale Saddles: Peeking Behind the Curtain
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><http://www.ebykr.com/?p=68>
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>Model Guide: Idéale Saddles and Clips
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><http://www.ebykr.com/?p=69>
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>Chuck Schmidt
>South Pasadena, Southern California
>United States of America
>www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)

Like anything on that site, the information should be considered a mixture of facts and fiction. A history of Ideale was published in one of the more recent Cycle History Conference volumes by Vanderplas. I don't remember whether they listed the models, but the history seemed pretty complete otherwise.

Jan Heine, Seattle