At 7:15 PM -0400 9/22/09, P.C. Kohler wrote:
>The Ideale page of the CR website says 1965. But my 1959 Peugeot has an
>Ideale 90 saddle on it which in terms of patina and just general "feel"
>looks like it's original to the machine. So is there some documentation out
>there that indeed sets it at 1965?
Le Cycle 10/1964 shows the "new" Ideale 90" saddle. I'd have to check the actual magazine, but it's likely that it was introduced at the 1964 Paris bike show as a 1965 model. The October issue usually has the big report from the Paris bike show...
Saddles get swapped between bikes frequently (most riders have a favorite saddle they use for special, long rides), so it's not surprising if the saddle on your Peugeot isn't original. I have one saddle that has been on four bikes so far, another on three.
Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
140 Lakeside Ave #C
Seattle WA 98122
http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com