gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » saddle rumour    View previous topic :: View next topic    If you were to do a Gitane restoration, what colour saddle would you use? Yellow  0%  [ 0 ] Yellow  0%  [ 0 ] Yellow  0%  [ 0 ] Yellow  100%  [ 1 ] Total Votes : 1 saddle rumour   Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:36 am Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia Rumour has it that Selle Italia has reissued the Turbo saddle. I have seen pics of a black one on the net, but the rumour I heard was that this has been done in response for the demand in Turbos from the fixie crowd. If this is true, then I would expect that they will be released in every colour under the sun................ including the all important yellow! They have also released a new version of the TurboMatic for anyone like me who prefers to use the best saddle ever produced . _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:16 am scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA Wisey, They have indeed reissued the Turbo saddle. I've found them on Bike Nashbar http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_505245_-1_200321_200276_200413 and Excel Sports website for around $50 U.S. My bike shop said they could order them and wanted to charge $60 so I may go that route and try and talk them down a little. I've seen them on Ebay also. I'll be ordering one up in the next couple of weeks and see how it feels compared to my original Bernard Hinault version. I'm also holding out for the NOS white TurboMatic one my dad has in his basement - he's just not ready to part with it yet. Right now they come in black or white with a synthetic leather material. Scott _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com Worthless Turbos   Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:30 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area So now I have 2 worthless NOS Turbos still in the original boxes, a yellow one and a white one! I paid WAY too much for them for 2 restorations that I haven't gotten around to yet. The worst part is that I don't even like these saddles because they are too round topped in the rear causing me discomfort. I have 2 Bernard Hinault Turbos, 2-3 Bianchi Celeste Turbos, the above mentioned white and yellow ones plus 1 or 2 black ones and 1 or 2 Rolls, none of which I ride. Chasman Last edited by verktyg on Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:37 am; edited 1 time in total Re: Worthless Turbos   Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:31 am scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA verktyg wrote: So now I have 2 worthless NOS Turbos still in the original boxes, a yellow one and a white one! I payed WAY too much for them for 2 restorations that I haven't gotten around to yet. Chasman I don't think you'll have a problem on their value, Chas. The original with leather covers are still quite desirable. _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com   Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:11 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia I agree. I bet the new ones are vinyl covered sponges on the old Turbo base. Comes in 77 flavours for the hipsters on their fakenger fixies . Bunch of fixie pixies! _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:10 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California If you want, Chas., you can send the "worthless" ones to me! But I still think they are fetching almost 100 or more (NOS) on ebay.... _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com saddle rumour     gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Gitane USA----------------Vintage GitaneGitane RacingModern GitanePro Racing - Classics/Giro/Tour....Owner Gallery   Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Designed for Trushkin.net | Themes Database.