If a Rivet looks possible, they have a try-it-out program that costs $25
to enroll in. They send you a saddle, you try it and if you like it you
negotiate a price and the $25 applies towards the price; if you don't
you send it back and try a different model. You can keep the saddle
while you test it for at least several weeks.
Also, Wallbike has a 6 month unconditional guarantee on Brooks and
Berthoud saddles.
http://www.wallbike.com/catalog/saddles/berthoud-leatherline-saddles
On 08/19/2015 08:48 AM, Buck wrote:
Thanks for all the comments. I was thinking about the question, "Was
the saddle ever comfortable?" Interesting question. I think when I
first got the saddle it wasn't comfortable, which is exactly what I
expected, because I'd often read that Brooks saddles aren't
comfortable until they're broken in. I remember riding and asking
myself, "Is it broken in yet? Is it broken in yet?" So I'm not sure it
was ever what I would call comfortable. I had been so used to high
quality padded seats which are-what-they-are the day you bolt them on.
What reminded me of this is Jim's comment about the WTB seat. When I
bought my Atlantis I stole a few parts from my Stumpjumper which had a
WTB seat that I loved. (Sidebar: I tried selling my Stumpjumper as is
and no one would give me more that $600. I parted it out and got
$1200, which is what I paid for it and managed to even keep a few
parts for the Atlantis. Go figure.) When I built up the Atlantis I put
the WTB seat on it. I have shellacked bars and hammered Honjos and a
saddle bag and the WTB looked kind of goofy. So I went with the Brooks
which looks spectacular. But ouch.
Crazy idea (maybe someone already does this): Leveraging the Rivet
idea. How about a bike shop that rents out expensive seats for $30/mo.
which can applied to the purchase. The Berthoud seat looks really
cool, but I can't come to grips with spending $200 and finding out
that gee, it hurts as much as the Brooks. But I would spend $30 to
ride it for a month to figure it out.
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