I'm loving my berthoud saddle (Aspin, which is their "touring model" I believe.) It's 155mm wide, which is narrower than the brooks b-17 it replaced. The leather is definitely thick and the plastic, while off-putting to some, is rock solid great stuff. I'm a light guy (150 pounds at 6' tall). I mention this because if all their saddles are the same, it will take a long long time to break the saddle to the butt. For me, I needed about 500 miles until it was okay; I needed 1000 miles until I really loved it. As others have mentioned, the saddle should be level (I actually used a level to level mine). It's amazing how micro-changes in tilt really affect the feel of this saddle. If you're a rider who wants a narrower saddle than the venerable b-17, and you're willing to pay for quality leather craftsmanship, the Berthoud is a good choice.
On Tuesday, April 1, 2014 10:07:09 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Anyone here have experience with Berthoud Saddles? From what I can tell > they are thicker, better quality, and more comfortable than Brooks are, > sounding like what people say of Brooks from 30 years ago. Boulder cycles > also has a 6 month saddle guarantee, which is attractive. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
