Re: [CR] Brooks Team Pro Titanium

(Example: Production Builders:Pogliaghi)

From: "James Valiensi" <valiensi@mac.com>
In-reply-to: <20110205003846.011B6BA08C@ssh-linux2.ece.ubc.ca>
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:06:54 -0800
References: <20110205003846.011B6BA08C@ssh-linux2.ece.ubc.ca>
To: donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Brooks Team Pro Titanium


Don, I have 3 B-17 with titanium rails. No problems over the past 7-8 years. James Valiensi, PE Northridge, CA H818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796

On Feb 4, 2011, at 4:38 PM, donald gillies wrote:
> I've ordered a Brooks Team Pro Titanium, but it's been delayed by such
> a long time (70 days) that I contacted the factory and they said that
> in late November their rails-forming machinery broke, leading to a big
> backlog in Brooks Saddles production. Just to compound things, their
> Titanium Supplier was late delivering the titanium wire used to make
> the saddles, too.
>
> So yes, you may have a hard time finding exaclty the right saddle and
> color from Brooks right now. I've been waiting patiently with my
> "Black Friday" price on the saddle.
>
> Has anyone had problems with failures in Brooks Ti Saddles? If yes,
> would you advise me to cancel the order and get 2x saddles with steel
> rails? This is for a very special, green bike (some of you know what
> I'm talking about ..)
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA