Period late 70's TT and track saddles

[Jonny69]

I'm probably having a bit of a brain moment here. I knew I should have been paying attention instead of sitting at the back of the class giggling. I'm trying to picture something from a cycling decade I actually seem to know nothing about!

What saddles did they use for TT and track work in the late 70's? I've got this idea it's probably a Brooks of some description, but I know nothing about cycling of that decade. I think I'm trying to work out what the Flite Titanium of the 70's was. Set me straight, good folk of Retro Bike

 

[Old Ned]

Late 70's would probably have been nylon saddles (Unica etc.) possibly with leather cover and maybe a light padding. Brooks leather saddles were not favoured by short distance TT'ers and 'trackies' due to the weight but long distance TT'ers and road racers still used them.

Unica were the first but other brands started appearing once the concept of a 'plastic saddle' became acecpted. Some were very uncomfortable though!