Brooks wurde ja vor einigen Jahren von Selle Royal gekauft und ich hatte mich schon damals gefragt, ob man es eigentlich schaffen wird die Stärken beider Firmen zu vereinen oder doch eher die Schwächen. Ein legendäres Beispiel für so etwas ist der Alfa Arna aus den 80er Jahren - eine Kooperation von Alfa Romeo mit Nissan. Das hätte prima werden können: Italienisches Design mit japanischer Zuverlässigkeit. Leider hat man es anders rum gespielt: Die Japaner waren für's Design zuständig, die Italiener für die Technik. Heraus kam der scheusslichste Alfa Romeo aller Zeiten, nur gewohnt unzuverlässig war er. Japanisches 80er Jahre Design kombiniert mit italienischer Technik und Fertigungsqualität. 
Die Frage wie das bei Brooks und Selle Royal ausgehen wird war also durchaus angebracht. Zufallsfund aus einem Blogbeitrag:
"Brooks leather saddles are notably still made in England, even though Brooks is now owned by the Italian company Selle Royal. When my saddle arrived, I saw that it had come shipped from Italy. I've since then learned the story. The leather saddles are indeed still made in the English factory (the non-leather saddles may be made elsewhere, though I'm not certain where) but they are then shipped to Italy for distribution. This arrangement is causing a bit of a flap now in post-Brexit Britain. Brooks has no distribution within Britain -- it is all handled through the parent company in Italy. That means that the saddles are made in England, shipped to Italy, and then (for U.K. buyers) have to be re-imported to the U.K. Post-Brexit trade, tariff, and tax issues with European Union imports means that U.K. buyers are having problems getting their hands on Brooks saddles, even though the saddles are made in their own country. What a mess."
Die Frage wie das bei Brooks und Selle Royal ausgehen wird war also durchaus angebracht. Zufallsfund aus einem Blogbeitrag:
"Brooks leather saddles are notably still made in England, even though Brooks is now owned by the Italian company Selle Royal. When my saddle arrived, I saw that it had come shipped from Italy. I've since then learned the story. The leather saddles are indeed still made in the English factory (the non-leather saddles may be made elsewhere, though I'm not certain where) but they are then shipped to Italy for distribution. This arrangement is causing a bit of a flap now in post-Brexit Britain. Brooks has no distribution within Britain -- it is all handled through the parent company in Italy. That means that the saddles are made in England, shipped to Italy, and then (for U.K. buyers) have to be re-imported to the U.K. Post-Brexit trade, tariff, and tax issues with European Union imports means that U.K. buyers are having problems getting their hands on Brooks saddles, even though the saddles are made in their own country. What a mess."
