I had several Ideale 90A (?) saddles back in the 1980s. Had them mounted on a Merz custom tourer and a Santana tandem. Sadly, my best buddy and neighbor did not care for the Ideale and placed his Brooks on the stoker's seat post.
Loved the saddle, but the break-in to break-down period was much too short. That time frame was essentially from mile zero to mile 5,000 at best. I also never got into the habit of strictly maintaining a leather saddle that was on a bicycle I rode on a daily basis. I always ran into rain. Perhaps a topic on maintaining these great pieces of bicycle art (in regular use) would be a timely subject. I understand periodic use of Proof Hide, but perhaps there are those of you who have other suggestions in mind. On Jan 7, 11:12 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > I could never get comfortable on a B-17 or any of the Fizik saddles so > tried the Berthoud more out of desperation than anything. Right out > of the box I had an opportunity to do an ~500 mile trip. No > discomfort at all. > > As for appearance, I prefer Berthoud to the Brooks. The Berthoud > shape is less pronounced. In my opinion, Brooks has a very strong > silhouette that pulls the eye away from the lines of the bicycles. No > problem, obviously, if you like the Brooks shape. I am not as > enamored as some other riders . > > Some of the comments to the linked review mention Ideale saddles. I > collected Ideale over the years. I have since sold most but still > have two in the display case. They are lovely pieces of history. > Certainly an Ideale will match well with a correct restoration. > Unless you have an Ideale that has been well maintained - or stored in > optimal conditions - it is not going to be as comfortable, work as > well, or last as long as a modern Brooks or Berthoud. > > On Jan 6, 11:40 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote:> Can anyone > provide how the Berthoud Touring Saddles would compare to a B17 > > saddle? I own B17 saddles but have never ridden a Berthoud one. > > > Thanks, > > > René -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
