Originally Posted by
fietsbob
No after Selle Royale Bought out Brooks , they introduced a lot of different leather colors , and made them quite fashionable ..
look at the abundant back threads on them on this site alone, and you can see , it worked well..
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a lot of companies want a segment of the leather saddle market, Now,,
I have a Team Professional I got in the 70's ... the Ford model T analogy 'any color you want, as long as it's Black'...
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I'm not sure which big saddle companies want a piece of Brooks (other than the Italian one that bought them), but several companies have developed and are marketing different visions of what great leather saddles are, most notably Selle AnAtomica, Giles Berthoud and Rivet.