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Post by triitout on Nov 7, 2016 0:15:29 GMT
Someone hit the motherland at an estate sale of NOS Viscount leather saddles. Quantity available is "more than 10". It's a shame the price is just way too high to consider. I'm sure he'd laugh at a low "best offer" at this point that was affordable and in line with reality. I've found the used pre-broken in Middlemore/Viscount saddles work well for me but I've also heard that the new ones will kill you. It's a listing that is worth watching to see if the price comes down. www.ebay.com/itm/172398907221?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT |
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Post by Jem on Nov 7, 2016 12:08:32 GMT
Maybe a campaign of ridiculously low offers might help reorientate the seller to the going market value?
I can't see him selling a single one at that price ...
EDIT- if he's sitting on quite a lot of stuff and needs to turn it around quickly, then they will drop pretty quick - unless he has a huge storage space, and didn't pay much for them, he's going to soon enough want them sold?
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Post by Jem on Nov 7, 2016 12:09:19 GMT
I'd pay a $ to know where and how he came about them though ( an old bike shop?)
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Post by cusqueno on Nov 14, 2016 12:07:45 GMT
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Post by vtchuck on Nov 14, 2016 13:40:36 GMT
If I wanted a leather saddle... and had that kind of $ to spend, I'd get a Brooks. Way over-priced for a pretty unexceptional saddle.
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Post by triitout on Nov 14, 2016 15:24:43 GMT
I communicated with the seller. He's got over 20 of them. Don't see him moving them at this price. Agree with vtchuck, might as well go Brooks at that price.
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Post by kickstandman on Nov 15, 2016 3:30:25 GMT
Someone on the local Craig's list actually did more than reconditioned a Brooks, he put whole new leather into it. If I find it later, I will post it, if it has not been sold. I don't know if one can do that but he's got to get credit for trying.
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Post by Jem on Nov 15, 2016 8:38:56 GMT
NOS leather saddles sat for so long could have dried out and gone hard?
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Post by triitout on Nov 16, 2016 1:41:24 GMT
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Post by cusqueno on Nov 16, 2016 16:35:54 GMT
Someone who has done it once sent me some instructions on rejuvenating old saddles. Unfortunately, I can't find them at the moment. If I remember correctly, the beginning was (perhaps surprisingly) soaking in water to remove old dirt, followed by re-shaping and drying and then soaking in the leather food of your choice. How this would work with old NOS ones I couldn't say. |
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Nov 16, 2016 17:23:50 GMT
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Post by kickstandman on Nov 17, 2016 20:32:36 GMT
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