The saddle settlement..

The right saddle is critical and surely not the easiest part to lay hands on. Findling a NOS saddle that makes a good fit in style & color is a matter of luck. The most logical path to follow for an Italian retro bike is of course to look out for a piece of the well established names San Marco & Selle Italia, which bike branded saddles are still well available, be it used mostly. NOS is seldom found and only against very, very high prizes. Among them, Colnago is well presented, mostly by San Marco in the Hoskar line. I didn't succeed in finding a qualifying NOS specimen this time. But came close however.. The saddle I finally managed to obtain was from Miami USA via Ebay. It came from a brand new Colnago and was dismounted almost immediately because the owner found it not comfortable enough as he was so honest to disclose. But I immediately took the chance. Simply because the fit in color and style was too perfect.. The carrying supports just had some mounting scratches and the stiffness of the seat was only minor.. Long live Ebay..!