A customer came in the shop a few months back with a Berthoud on his Surly LHT. I aked if I could try the saddle out and he let me take his bike around the block a few times. The saddle -- which ahd about 300 miles on it by then -- was a bit flat for my liking, and a tad narrower than the B-17. Still, it wasn't too bad and I imagined it might break in at least a little over time.
I stopped using the B-17 on my bikes with upright bars last year, switching over to the sprung Flyer (basically a B-17 with coil springs). Both Flyers are holding up beautifully, with 2,000 and 800 miles on them, respectively. The Flyer has become my personal favorite. One thing about the Berthoud is I like the look of the different rivets, and the finish of the leather is beautiful. Am I big on All That Plastic? Not really; but when you're sitting on a saddle the first thing you should care about is comfort anyway. Beth -- 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.
