tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post5566880628688496654..comments2023-11-08T17:17:17.843-05:00Comments on Spokes of a Wheel: Another Happy Bike Reunion!Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02091258691699601116noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-32891122165453728412008-04-26T17:56:00.000-04:002008-04-26T17:56:00.000-04:00I'm the owner of the bike. Tim did a fine job. I w...I'm the owner of the bike. Tim did a fine job. I was fortunate to find someone who gets a kick out of working on old french bikes. He's also very familiar with the issues there are in restoring those bikes.<BR/><BR/>Before I took the bike in I spent several weeks buying special replacement parts on ebay and from some online specialty stores.<BR/><BR/>The saddle is marked "IDEALE 80 Type-Record" It's in great shape considering that it is the original one. When I first got it I put lots of Neetsfoot oil on it. That's when I learned why bicycle shorts are traditionally black!bgusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16102917590362408098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-72590410685768482982008-04-17T13:40:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:40:00.000-04:00The saddle is some model of Ideale, a French maker...The saddle is some model of Ideale, a French maker of tensioned leather saddles. They are no longer in business, as far as I know, leaving the folks at Brooks one of the last makers of such things.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091258691699601116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-69082743606374374322008-04-16T08:58:00.000-04:002008-04-16T08:58:00.000-04:00What saddle is that?What saddle is that?dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196915510862112256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-63179852686396454392008-04-15T11:40:00.000-04:002008-04-15T11:40:00.000-04:00VERY nice!VERY nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com