For whatever it's worth, as a retailer, I sold Berthoud saddles for about a year. I rode them, and really liked them. For about 6 months. Then I started to see customer saddles, and my saddles wear out prematurely. Like, in 6 months. Or after one long tour. Not because of rain, or rider weight, or too much saddle goop. These were experienced Brooks riders who wanted something a bit better, and ended up getting something that was initially better, and then ended up being a bad investment very quickly. I had my fingers crossed for these saddles, but like so many other non-Brooks leather saddles (Selle Anatomica has the same issue, etc), I found I could not continue to sell them in good faith. I know some folks who still ride them and like them, good on you. But at least 4 outta five that we sold did not last nearly as long as a 200 buck saddle should. I don't know if this is the right thread for such info, but there it is!
Caveat: if you have one, and like it, don't jump down my throat. I am merely relating an experience based on selling 20 or so of these saddles. If you have a different experience, based on riding a few of these, great, enjoy it! -james On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 8:24:45 AM UTC-4, David Wadstrup wrote: > > I really like Berthoud saddles. The Mente to me is the best saddle for > very upright riding positions. Mainly because I don't have to ride with > the nose super high like I do with the Brooks. I also like the Aspin for > bikes with drop bars. I've been wondering, though, what the > Soulor/Galibier is like. It's a narrower, racier saddle. Does anyone here > have any experience with this saddle? Is it too narrow? Noticeably less > comfortable than the Aspin? > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
