Early Flite Titanium (red logo) - New In Box

[stevetait]

Well bugger me! Are they exact replicas? I may be in danger of sounding like an idiot here but, does everyone know about these? :?

 

[pete_mcc]

Check the rails out, totally different to the original. It's a bit like the new turbos that have vinyl cover, black rails and different decals-there are key things to look for so as not to get ripped off. The guy is being very honest with the listing, he calls the nib rather than nos, so we just have to be careful!

 

[stevetait]

Thanks for that... Great info, learnt something valuable there and saved a bit of

 

[pete_mcc]

here's a bit more detail. Old Flite:

New Flite:

Spot the difference!

 

[stevetait]

Yup! Pretty poor repro when you look at it :cry:

 

[SF Klein]

Are they still stamping the month and year of production on the underside of the repro's?

 

[magas]

Are they still stamping the month and year of production on the underside of the repro's?

was asking the seller about the stamping of the saddles he's selling yesterday, will see what he has to report

 

[sq_root_of_2]

Tip off (in bold from ad) is a bit cagey...but made me think. ...not from 1990 but since 1990

Selle Italia Flite

The only original Flite since 1990
titanium rail
smooth leather cover
handcraft in italy
new in box