While waiting for the frame to come back from paintshop

[Windassisted]

I bought the old saddle for a quid and have removed the badge to put on the one I am going to use. Don't know the age of this , it may predate the bike , but heck , it is one of their better badges. I thought these badges were Mazak or some similar base metal but have found they are brass , nickel plated.

 

[John the Canuck]

is it going on a Brooks saddle ..................................or.?

 

[Windassisted]

Naturally, a rather nice B17 all broken in but with one of those little plastic badges where the name gets all rubbed off.

 

[John the Canuck]

well done
i managed to find a 1950's B15 Narrow - from the original owner
if yours is dried out somewhat - as mine was - weekly applications of carbauba wax did the trick
then a monthly thin coat of Brooks Profide

 

[Windassisted]

Hi John. I think someone has already given this one a going over, leather feels quite supple or at least as supple as 1/4"thick leather will be. I have bought a tin of Proofide to do the necessary.

I pondered a bit on how to best rivet the badge to the seat, in the end I took two 3.5mm c/sunk slot head machine screws and ground the head down to loose the slot. This left just a small cone which I trimmed up with a file, pushed through the badge and seat with a washer and nut on the back.

 

[raleighnut]

The plastic badge dates it to the late sixties, and through the seventies when they were often OEM fitted to the better Raleigh, Carlton and many other 'high end' bikes ( I've got a B5n with a placcy badge) with the Team Pro and Swallow/Swift fitted to the 'racier' models.

 

[Windassisted]

The plastic badge dates it to the late sixties, and through the seventies when they were often OEM fitted to the better Raleigh, Carlton and many other 'high end' bikes ( I've got a B5n with a placcy badge) with the Team Pro and Swallow/Swift fitted to the 'racier' models.

Yes hopefully it is from the 70's to keep in date with the bike , even if sporting a badge probably from the 50,s (Headbadge site shows it undated but suggests 50's )
saddle is sorted so I am now down to polishing pedals. Have to say the quality of these things is light years away from the old rat trap pedals I used to know

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