Found on the net - "Brooks Archive"
06-15-22, 03:24 AM
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Found on the net - "Brooks Archive"
Was searching for info and found this site - about 30 Brooks catalogues dating from 1899 to 2008.
BROOKS BIKE SADDLES HISTORY
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BROOKS BIKE SADDLES HISTORY
worth bookmarking...
06-15-22, 04:34 PM
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Here in Mexico anyway, the site refused to connect.
And then immediately after that, Bike forums refused to connect.
Grain of salt
And then immediately after that, Bike forums refused to connect.
Grain of salt
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06-16-22, 04:21 AM
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That's really odd.
I clicked my own link (a copy-and-paste from the address bar), and no connect.
BUT if I go to "www-dot-pedaling-dot-org" it loads, and the Brooks archive is in a panel about half-way down on the left side.
Here's a page from the 1899 catalogue:
I clicked my own link (a copy-and-paste from the address bar), and no connect.
BUT if I go to "www-dot-pedaling-dot-org" it loads, and the Brooks archive is in a panel about half-way down on the left side.
Here's a page from the 1899 catalogue:
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06-16-22, 03:52 PM
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the link was using https whereas the page is at
http ://pedaling.org/brooks-brand.html [copy and paste then remove the space]
http ://pedaling.org/brooks-brand.html [copy and paste then remove the space]
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06-17-22, 01:33 AM
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You mean they're not still offering the same saddles they sold in 1899?
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