Sounds like the 180mm Aubisque might be the closest Berthoud to the 175mm B17. According to Steve's bikeforums link, it would have a slightly narrower sweet sit spot than the b17, with the Aspin having a much skinnier feel indeed. Thanks John -Kai
On Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 5:30:09 PM UTC-4, John G. wrote: > > Kai, > > I have a B17 Select on my Roadeo and a Berthoud Aspin on my Dream, which > have similar reach and saddle-to-bar drop. The B17 Select has far more > miles on it, and is more broken in. The Aspin feels noticeably narrower. > Not a bad thing--the overall fit and feel of the two saddles is very > different. I'm happy with both. > > On Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 5:03:05 PM UTC-4, Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY > wrote: >> >> How does sizing compare between Berthoud and Brooks? The widest Berthoud >> is around 180mm, but their sides are much closer to vertical than Brooks', >> so I'm wondering if their widest models have similar sit bone >> comfort/measurements to Brooks with 20 or so more millimeters. I love my >> Brooks B68, and would like to find an equivalent saddle available for sale. >> -Kai >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
