Thanks, Steve, I appreciate it! Steve is correct about the make/model. It's a fancy saddle, sure to turn heads.
Also: I should say that while I do not post on the group often, I am a subscriber and always enjoy reading the posts. This little corner of the bicycle internet is a sweet space even if it includes my brother-- another occasional poster named Andrew Nussbaum-- who is guilty for getting me to spend more than I should on bikes. I haven't bought a Riv yet, but he's working on me. Thanks for looking, all. On Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 2:42:16 PM UTC-6 Steve Palincsar wrote: > Abraham doesn't mention the name of the saddle model, but it's clearly > visible in the photos: Agnel. For those unfamiliar with this model (I'd > never heard of it) here's what they say on the Rene Herse site about this > model: > > Berthoud Women’s Saddle, Agnel/Marie-Blanque > > $235.00 – $299.00 > > Gilles Berthoud’s extralight women-specific saddle has a shorter nose than > the Aravis saddle. Choose between titanium rails (Agnel) for superlight > weight and even more comfort (titanium rails flex more), or economical > stainless steel rails (Marie-Blanque). > > Leather saddles have long offered the ultimate in comfort for > long-distance cycling, because they shape themselves to your unique > anatomy. Gilles Berthoud’s saddles use thoroughly modern materials and > construction methods, while maintaining the advantages of a tensioned > leather saddle. We’ve been riding these saddles for years, because we find > them so comfortable. > > The leather is thick and initially firm, but Berthoud saddles are > pre-softened to shorten the break-in. They are comfortable after just a few > long rides, and then they last many years. If the leather gets dry, we > recommend a light treatment with Obenauf’s leather preservative > <https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/tools/obenaufs-leather-preservative/>. > > Berthoud saddles rarely need tensioning. When they do, the tension is easy > to adjust with a 5 mm allen key. > > On 9/2/20 2:40 PM, abraham nussbaum wrote: > > I bought a bike and a saddle off this list last year. The bike is a > keeper, the saddle is too narrow. > > It's beautiful-- titanium rails, amazing color, still with original > packaging, never treated/broken in-- but a 5 mile ride made it clear I need > a wider platform. Unfortunately, while laying around my garage for the > past year, it earned a scratch in the top. (Pix here > <https://photos.app.goo.gl/kFshtm1ibDTG3s6dA>.) > > New retails > <https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/saddles/berthoud-agnel-womens-saddle-titanium-railed/> > > for $299, but given the scratch, I am asking $225 w. shipping CONUS. > > Also willing to trade for: > -mission workshop transit arkiv > -outershell rack bag > -XS bike/frameset suitable for a teenage girl > -a pair of Paul QR skewers > -something else interesting > > Thanks, Abraham > abraham [at] gmail.com > amnussbaum [at] gmail > > -- > Steve Palincsar > Alexandria, Virginia > USA > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6796db83-9787-4ab8-b66c-151af971b9c2n%40googlegroups.com.
