Les selles souples Reydel — L’Officiel du cycle, 19 September 1953, Saddles with Sandow Cord Suspension

From L’Officiel du cycle, du motocycle et du camping, 19 September 1953, N° 39, the paper’s Salon number du Cycle at the Porte de Versailles, page 85: les selles souples Reydel: saddles with Sandow cord suspension and a foam rubber pad; two models designed for the cyclomotor. The title, headings, captions and lists are transcribed as printed; the text is summarized in Ebykr’s words, and the page images carry it in full.

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Les selles souples REYDEL

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The notice says the suspension of these saddles, by Sandow rubber cord, is exceedingly supple, offers no hard spots, and is silent, light and extremely comfortable. It points out that this Sandow cord is made specially with a double textile sheath, which makes it practically unwearable. An airy rubber cushion that cannot be deformed, covered in imitation leather (vinyl resin) that is rainproof, gives a very elastic and pleasant seat, and a foam rubber layer between the parts adds further to the comfort of the saddle. Two models have been designed and made specially for the cyclomotor; with their Sandow suspension these saddles give a perfect seat, and their shape also allows occasional pedaling by giving the rider the indispensable point of support.]

[Text only: a firm notice from a trade magazine column, set in justified lines across the full width of the crop. The heading “Les selles souples REYDEL” stands at the upper right in a bold roman typeface, with the firm name in capitals. The body is set in a light italic typeface with the first line of each paragraph indented; the word Sandow appears in upright roman type within the italic lines. There is no drawing, signature or agency mark, and no text from the reverse of the leaf shows through.]