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1. […] Idéale Saddles: Behind the Leather Curtain […]

2. […] framesets: stuff made with it tends to break over time. Perhaps this helps explain why those fancy Idéale saddles with their Duralumin chassis fetch such high prices among collectors – there are fewer and […]

3. […] other French component makers from cycling’s golden era that remain popular today – Ideale, JOS, Maxi-Car and Stronglight, to name a few – surprisingly little is known about the Lefol […]

4. […] in 1933, Brooks produced saddles that looked and functioned much like those popular but pricey Idéale duralumin saddles found on the fanciest mid-nineteenth century demi-course, randonneur and cyclotouriste bikes from […]

5. When Gilles Berthoud was considering his own line of saddles he consulted with a senior Ideale staff member of his acquaintance to learn about leather saddle manufacturing. He combined this knowledge of technique with his own innovations to create the beautiful Berthoud saddles that are available today.

6. […] Idéale Saddles: Behind the Leather Curtain […]

7. […] of components Moire kitted had names like Normandy and Philippe, they also had names like Idéale, JOS and Maxi-Car.  Most were catalog bikes, with Goëland ads stressing they built bikes to […]

8. […] other French component makers from cycling’s golden era that remain popular today – Ideale, JOS, Maxi-Car and Stronglight, to name a few – surprisingly little is known about the Lefol […]

9. Please,I would like your help:I have a saddle ideale but is not possible to learn the stamp saddle completelly
   So I think is 1935,and is writing H.G. MEILLEURE?!This is a smaller stamp.Thank you in advance

10. I logged many thousands of miles on my ideale leather saddle that had taken on the shape of my gluteus maximus from the hours of riding in the rain. I was often asked how can you ride on such a hard seat? Easy, I’d say.

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12. […] Goëland bicycles for non-racers invariably came complete with fenders, generator lighting, and some sort of rack – on the porteurs, a heavy-duty front rack; light racks for panniers on the others. Ordinary models affixed the rack using standard mounting hardware while better ones featured racks brazed directly to the seat stays. Though brands of components Moire kitted had names like Normandy and Philippe, they also had names like Idéale, JOS and Maxi-Car. […]