New-Old-Stock Blue Mundialita Saddle with Faux Suede

This offering is for a new-old-stock Mundialita saddle in a blue faux suede cover (with almost a velour-like feel to it). The underside of the saddle shell provides very little information (other than "Made in Italy" markings), but the overall design/styling reminds me a little of the the more popular Selle Italia Turbo saddle from the late 80's and early 90's. As a result, my best guess is these saddles are from the same era and a vintage "copycat" model to the Turbo saddle. Some additional specs/details include the following...

• Dimensions (Length x Width): 272 mm x 146 mm (with the latter measured from the widest point...near the back of the saddle)

• Weight: 404 grams (per our digital postal scale)

• Rail material: chromoly steel

• Rail width: 45 mm (see discussion that follows regarding rail width)

• Production date: Not available (refer to discussion above)

• Production locale: Made in Italy

We've also noted this saddle includes some high-density foam padding that falls somewhere in between ultra-light (and hard) racing saddles and more comfortable touring saddles. The relatively heavy saddle weight may give some indication there is a respectable amount of padding wrapped under the saddle cover (although, the steel rails also contribute to the relatively high weight). Another observation is the saddle shell appears to be made from a molded (and fairly thick/heavy) hard plastic and the cover is glued to the underside of this shell with staples reinforcing selected areas. This results in a snug/tight cover fit that shows no signs of failure (meaning the adhesive still appears to be in good shape and the staples still appear firmly anchored to the shell).

I guess to summarize...these saddles appear fairly well made and have a vintage look to them. If I have a concern about them, it's the velour-like cover...as I am guessing it will "mark" fairly easily. Our remaining quantities show fairly well, with some marks/blemishes in the covers, but nothing too significant that affects the function of the saddle. I'd still prefer a vintage Turbo saddle over this model, but at a lower price (relative to a true new-old-stock Turbo saddle from the same era), maybe this saddle is worth a look. Listing Update...I am nearing the end of my stocks in these saddles. So I have begun updating the pictures to show the next saddle that will sell/ship in this model/color. To this end, I can confirm this saddle shows fairly well. I can usually find small some rub marks or dirt marks on these saddles and that is the case here. Please refer to the pictures that show the rear of the saddle for the most visible of the dirt/rub marks. The fine velour-like cover has been partially rubbed off in some areas, especially in the left, rear corner. Actually, I cannot tell if that left, rear corner rub mark is also a partial scuff that punctures the saddle cover material. When I run my fingers across this area, its still smooth to the touch (which would indicate more of a rub mark and less of an actual scuff in the saddle cover material). Still, because there is some question here and it's still a more visible cosmetic cover blemish relative to my other stocks, I will offer this one saddle at a modest discount. I usually sell these saddles for somewhere between $90 and $100, and I will sell this one for less. Finally, I should also mention the white labeling near the nose of the saddle is susceptible to flaking off (so I would not expect it to last very long).

A note about rail width...
We have always assumed saddle rail widths were relatively standard...44 mm for a standard road/mtb saddle and 30 mm for a track saddle (center-to-center measurements). However, we are beginning to understand there is some variability concerning saddle rail widths that we would have expected to measure 44 mm. The variations are not significant...maybe +/- 3 mm from the 44 mm expected width...and we realize there is some flex to saddle rails...but the variations may still make installation a chore at times. For this reason, we are now providing a center-to-center rail width measurement on our saddles.

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