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Thread Author: Bobby Replies: 14

 Replacement bike saddle - Manatee
I have one of these on my Cube EAPC. Very happy with it. Relative bargain at £50 until Friday. Very smart looking in Honey.

www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SASIEP/selle-italia-epoca-saddle

Not unlike a B17 but the leather is 'engineered'. Rumour has it that Brookes's saddles haven't been the same since the pre-BSE leather ran out.

A lightly used B17 went on the bike my dad built for me in about 1966. Never a problem. It was common to see them 'collapsed' which I put down to people who knew no better not adjusting them.

One has to inure to any saddle. One of the worst I've had was one of those 'gel' things. Almost whatever you use, your weight is on the sit-bones and they just have to get used to it.

 Messages Author Date
 Replacement bike saddle  new Bobby 19 Dec 21 23:28
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 Replacement bike saddle  new Dog 20 Dec 21 08:08
 Replacement bike saddle  new Bromptonaut 20 Dec 21 09:15
 Replacement bike saddle  new Manatee 20 Dec 21 19:47
 Replacement bike saddle  new zippy 20 Dec 21 21:21
 Replacement bike saddle  new Bobby 21 Dec 21 12:10
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