Thanks for the posting, I found it interesting. I use both the early Selle Anatomica, which is a bit narrower than the current offering, and a B17 and like them both very much. My wife, on the other hand, has never found a saddle she likes. They all seem to chafe on the inside parts. From your pictures the Berthoud nose seems to get narrower faster and I wonder if that would work better for her.
michael On Jun 23, 9:30 am, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > I was lucky enough to have a semi-surplus Brooks B17 on hand to trade > with Brad (jinxed) for his Swift - thank you. While I was playing > musical chairs with the saddles in the stable I decided to take some > pictures and measurements comparing my three saddles of choice. The > Brooks B17, now a Swift and Berthoud Touring all have seen some time > on my bicycle rotation. Detailed post with pictures here: > > http://wp.me/p19mfs-ql > orhttp://oceanaircycles.com/2011/06/23/saddle-comparison-brooks-b17-swi... > > Bottom line, all three are great saddles. The B17 is my go to saddle > for bars at saddle height all the way to albatross and sitting bolt > upright. The berthoud is my Goldilocks saddle, it is just wide enough > to support, but all excess material is out of the way. Likewise it > has proven light, durable and waterproof over the last two years and > thousands of miles. The Swift being new and firm needs to be broken > in. It will reside on my roadeo for a bit as it sees the most miles. > Initial impressions after a couple 20 something mile rides is really > good, similar to the berthoud it suports you where you need it, but > there is nothing left to get in the way when you are bent forward a > bit. > > Rob > -http://oceanaircycles.com/ -- 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-bunch@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.
