Question about saddles

Atm00vint

Retro Newbie
Hi,
Hi,

i wonder which saddle pre 1990 would be the most similar to a new flat-narrow-with hole one (kind of slr).

I’m not very picky with parts, I usually can ride with whatever comes with my old bikes (mtb or road) exempt with the saddles ( I can’t stand classical ones, not turbos, San Marcos, leather ones…not even flites (too curvy) and finally o change them for narrow slr with hole). But I wonder if there is any similar shape in an old school saddle Eroica allowed that I could try.

Thanks in advance!
 
In the 80’s many folk were on Selle Italia Turbos, San Marco Concors, Regals & some sticking with Cinelli Unicators
 
I had an ex-TI Raleigh team Brooks Professional before I rode Concors then changed to Turbos. When I had to build a new bike in 2000 I went for a Flite and now they're on all my bikes. I tried a cheap & basic thing on my lockdown project which broke, was replaced by a seriously uncomfortable Chinese knock-off Flite and has now gone in favour of a genuine job. If I was to build an Eroica steed it'd likely have a Brooks Swallow or the Professional if I can find where I stored it.
 
Sorry meant a brooks professional . Spa cycles , leather saddles are worth a look got a couple of Aires on trikes , take over a thousand mile to break in mind .
 
I had a couple of bikes BITD that came with Vetta saddles. I found one and put it on my Miyata 1000 and have been enjoying it much more than the Turbo I bought a few years ago. Avocet was also a popular saddle manufacturer back then. I have a leather covered Cinelli Unicantor as well that came with my Ellis Briggs and it works for me as well. I tried a Brooks B17 and didn't care for it.
 
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