70s-80 saddles

[TAV]

Hi im after a saddle to go with my alan road racing bike but im not sure which saddles they were using in those days can any body help pictures would help cheers.

 

[guitarpete247]

The 2 photo's at the bottom here are mine from a late 1970's Carlton.

 

[TAV]

cheers for that i dont think they were racing those saddles on the alan racing bikes well i hope not because it would look naf on my bike.

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

The Selle San Marco Rolls was a favourite for quite a while; I can't remember exactly when it came out, but it was some time in the early/mid-Eighties.

And best of all it was reintroduced, so you can buy a new one for a reasonable price: a little less than similarly speced Brooks models.

Second-hand ones are available in other colours.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Jimmy beat me to it with the Rolls:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/selle-san-marco-rolls-saddle-with-titanium-rails/

Brooks too.

Nice bike, but the white hoods and tape look all wrong to me.

 

[raindog]

Christ, that's a hell of a stem on that bike - looks like about 15cms. Or is it camera distortion?

 

[biggs682]

go b17 route as a timeless classic , followed by rolls

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Nice bike, but the white hoods and tape look all wrong to me.

not to mention the more modern wheels…

 

[TAV]

cheers for the reply's ive striped the bike down the wheels were wrong for the age of the bike plus they were 9 speed and i need a 6 or 7 speed wheels.The stem was the wrong size to so ive got a 90mm stem now the one that was on there was a 140 much to long,im looking for campagnolo super record levers i dont know wether to go for aero or cables and campagnolo record calipers because the ones ive got are modol ones so ive got a bit of work i was going to sell it but the frame and groupset is so nice ill think ill keep it and do it up over time.

 

[TAV]

Jimmy beat me to it with the Rolls:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/selle-san-marco-rolls-saddle-with-titanium-rails/

Brooks too.

Nice bike, but the white hoods and tape look all wrong to me.

what colour do you think will look good because the bike is striped down now

 

[Fab Foodie]

what colour do you think will look good because the bike is striped down now

Unless there's one that mathches the frame colour, I'd go black or brown, cos those were the only colours I remember then being in the '80s.

 

[Fab Foodie]

not to mention the more modern wheels…

Actually, I thought the wheels went well!

 

[TAV]

The wheels did go well but they were the wrong size

 

[tyred]

I own a San Marco Rolls and I know many love them but I find the most unbearable instrument of torture ever to be invented.

 

[Spokesmann]

If that were my bike Id be thinking about a Brooks Swallow, in black or honey.