Silly me, never considered there was an alternative to Brooks. I'm backed up, with a couple stashed Select and L/E saddles I bought for $99 close-out. But if I was in the saddle market, I'd go to BikeTiresDirect and buy a B17 Special at their discount.
On Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 6:44:12 AM UTC-6 brok...@gmail.com wrote: > While I still have a couple of well-loved and trusty B17s in service, I am > now a loyal Gilles Berthoud convert. I’ll second Luke’s recommendation on > the Aspin (or Aravis if you’re feeling na$ty). They’re gorgeous saddles, > the thicker leather doesn’t “hammock” like Brooks sometimes can, and > everything is replaceable/rebuildable. Plus, they are a great company to > deal with. > > Brian > Lex KY. > > On Jan 24, 2024, at 1:22 AM, Luke Hendrickson <phendr...@paulpath.net> > wrote: > > I encourage you to try a Berthoud Aspin. Wide like a B17, but with a > narrower nose/front end that leads to a sportier saddle and less thigh rub. > It doesn’t hurt that it’s also exceptionally beautiful. > > > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/acb0ab21-f42d-4fcf-b0f9-add2e571507cn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/acb0ab21-f42d-4fcf-b0f9-add2e571507cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <R0004661.jpeg> > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c4721c46-adac-4671-b132-b6ceb1e762ddn%40googlegroups.com.
