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mkeller234 08-24-19 12:46 PM
Brooks Team Professional with large rivets
 
Looks like 86 is stamped into the frame. The leather is in very good condition... stiff, very stiff! The Brooks plaque is missing from the back. I’m guessing it must have been a plastic one?

$70.00 shipped to continental US. Not sure what a fair price is, so let me know if this is out of line.

mkeller234 08-24-19 12:48 PM
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9ac08acb7.jpeg
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...74f108d67.jpeg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...060295ed5.jpeg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8ca7db0a5.jpeg
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2e0deffb4.jpeg
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8f84ad024.jpeg

seedsbelize 08-24-19 04:01 PM
If I wasn't already overly rich in saddles. This is my second favorite of the bunch.

Chombi1 08-24-19 04:09 PM
I don't think they were ever issued with plastic brand plates. I have 3 of them from different eras, all having different style brand plates, and all of them are metal.

mkeller234 08-25-19 07:06 AM
Originally Posted by Chombi1 (Post 21090760)
I don't think they were ever issued with plastic brand plates. I have 3 of them from different eras, all having different style brand plates, and all of them are metal.
That makes this seem even stranger to me. The rivets for the plate are still there. The person that removed it did it well... but why? I would imagine that it was not easy to do.

rootboy 08-25-19 12:06 PM
He was embarrassed.
Why? I don't know.

Very nice saddle, BTW.

mkeller234 09-01-19 07:48 AM
Bump for price drop

jetboy 09-01-19 09:14 AM
Originally Posted by rootboy (Post 21091691)
He was embarrassed.
Why? I don't know.

Very nice saddle, BTW.
anti-theft. the plate is a thief magnet--better not to advertise.

rootboy 09-01-19 02:35 PM
It's a nice enough saddle it would be kind of cool to have a custom replacement plate made for it.
Yeah...I think of crazy stuff like that.

Good luck with your sale. MK. And sorry to interject my BS into your sale thread.
It's a real nice saddle.

mkeller234 09-01-19 04:09 PM
Originally Posted by rootboy (Post 21102973)
It's a nice enough saddle it would be kind of cool to have a custom replacement plate made for it.
Yeah...I think of crazy stuff like that.

Good luck with your sale. MK. And sorry to interject my BS into your sale thread.
It's a real nice saddle.
Not bothering me one bit!

mkeller234 09-01-19 04:10 PM
Photos of similar saddles show this style of badge. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...83dfe2400.jpeg

merziac 09-01-19 05:53 PM
Originally Posted by mkeller234 (Post 21103080)
Photos of similar saddles show this style of badge. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...83dfe2400.jpeg
That may be why it was removed, being the alternate script before they went back to the more traditional style. I have passed on a couple of good deals for not having the tried and true version. ;)

mkeller234 09-01-19 06:54 PM
Originally Posted by merziac (Post 21103171)
That may be why it was removed, being the alternate script before they went back to the more traditional style. I have passed on a couple of good deals for not having the tried and true version. ;)
Agreed, that plate is U-G-L-Y. Even so, I would have left it in place.

merziac 09-01-19 10:04 PM
Originally Posted by mkeller234 (Post 21103232)
Agreed, that plate is U-G-L-Y. Even so, I would have left it in place.
Absolutely, Do No Harm. ;)

mkeller234 09-08-19 10:44 PM
Bump and price drop

tony colegrave 09-10-19 01:21 PM
Brooks saddles from the eighties were commonly fitted with plastic plates. Nasty, .screen-printed things.

mkeller234 09-11-19 11:02 AM
Posted on auction site


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