I own both the Soulor and the Galibier which are the same narrow upper. The only difference between them is the steel vs ti rails. My opinion is there is no difference in ride. They are the same saddle with respect to comfort. The Galibier is just more expensive and lighter. Otherwise the two saddles are identical in my book. If it's a premium build and you are sparing no expense and you can afford it, spring for the Ti rails. If you'd rather keep that $75 for one more tank of gas, then the steel rails are just fine.
the Berthoud site has a sale on the Soulor in the hideous "cork" colorway. I've been wanting one more Soulor to deploy in my stable and displace a less-perfect saddle. Maybe now's the time. I could pull off the act to support an ironic ugly premium saddle. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Friday, October 25, 2024 at 4:44:37 PM UTC-7 Tim Tom wrote: > Can any of you who have ridden both the Aspin and Aravis on steel bikes > with 40-50mm tires share if you notice a ride quality improvement with the > Ti rails? > On Friday, April 19, 2019 at 5:35:49 PM UTC-7 John Phillips wrote: > >> Hi Kai, >> I position my saddle so my sit bones are centered about where the >> widest part of the saddle is. I do shift back and forth a tiny bit when I >> stretch out or sit up straight and ride hands free. I am riding with larger >> pedals, with my arches centered over the spindles of the pedals, so I >> needed to lower my saddle 4cm and that places the saddle 1.3cm forward. My >> PBH is 85cm and my saddle height is about 71cm on Nitto S83 seatposts with >> the saddles all the way back on their rails. >> >> Does that help? >> >> John >> >> On Friday, April 19, 2019 at 2:44:01 PM UTC-7, Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY >> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks John, >>> Do you find yourself sitting farther forward on the Berthouds? >>> -Kai >> >> -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/364aa655-d96c-4009-bd16-3563f6d7a186n%40googlegroups.com.
