Speaking of Brooks and Rivendell anybody try the new B17 "select"? 168 bucks but thicker leather, big rivets, and a natural color...looks good.
On Jul 22, 8:51 pm, Liesl <li...@smm.org> wrote: > > The story I'd like to hear is to what degree Rivendell propped up Brooks in > > the late '90s. Sure, Harris and Wallingford sold some, but to my memory, > > Riv's tireless advocacy largely resurrected the US market for Brooks after > > it had almost died. I've never seen numbers but it wouldnt surprise me if > > they accounted for over half of US sales. > > > With Brooks, Rivendell wasn't just another vendor. > > Roger, I'm so glad you bring this up. I remember some reference on > the Riv site (that I couldn't find) from Grant when Brooks gave out > the "shaggy" saddle awards to "Dealers of Excellence" in ~2009. (The > limited edition shaggy had fur left on the leather and only 100 were > made.) My memory is that Riv didn't get one but that Grant's point > was that the award shouldn't just be about volume. And yes, I would > agree about Riv's tireless advocacy resurrecting the US market for > Brooks. > > And might I just add that I'd JUMP to get a Rivendell Rider B17 > saddle! > > http://brooksengland.com/dealers/default_en.aspx > > -Liesl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
