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Wittkop touring saddle (leather)
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Category:  Saddles
Name:  Wittkop touring saddle (leather)
Brand:  Wittkop
Model:  
Years:  1960's - ?
Country:  Germany
Weight:  1,020 grams
Added By: JFischer on 05/05/08
Updated By: JFischer on 05/05/08
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Base Material LeatherCovering Material 
Rail MaterialSteelWidth7.5 inches
Length10.5 inchesRail Spacing 42mm ctr-to-ctr (standard spacing)
General Information
Wittkop were the German equivalent of Ideale or Brooks, making high-quality leather saddles for makes like NSU, Porsche (yes, Porsche made bicycles, as well as autos) Adler, Hercules etc.. I cannot be certain of the age, as I can’t see the exact equivalent in any of the catalogues I’ve consulted. But I believe this would have been made in the 1960s, before Wittkop turned over to plastic saddles in the 1970s. It’s Wittkop’s equivalent to a Brooks Conquest or B66, with a four-wire frame and two coil springs at the rear. So it’s really for long-distance touring.
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