I'm glad M. Berthoud is willing to support his customers, and is continuing to develop the saddle. It does look like the first leather saddle that could really replace the Brooks line. It's much easier and cheaper to fix a saddle than your anatomy!
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Thank you very much for all the responses and suggestions. I'm quite eager > to try the one about turning the saddle nose slightly in the direction of > the seat bone that bears more weight, which if I understood correctly would > be towards the left as that seems to be where the more pronounced > indentation as the saddle breakes in is noticeable. > > Now, regarding the Berthoud saddles, I sent an e-mail to Bill Laine at > Wallingford Bicycle Parts who explained they are aware of the issue and that > Mr. Berthoud is working or has a solution for it. The thing is that the > rails are just inserted into the plastic nose tip and rear section but there > isn't anything physically holidng it there other than the leather cover. So, > expanding the rails to seat them properly on a seat post is a non-issue, but > sometimes the saddles twist. He suggested I contact directly Mr. Berthoud to > see how he was going to address this issue and Mr. Berthoud responded > stating that he was indeed aware of the issue and was going to send me a > fix. A few hours later Bill e-mailed me stating that the Berthoud dealer in > California had the parts needed and he was going to ship them to me. The > solution is a brace that clamps to the rails to prevent the twisting. I > requested two so I can prevent this from happening on the second saddle I > just installed on the Homer. As soon as I get them, probably in 1-2 weeks > I'll post photos. > > Thanks again for all your feedback! > > René > > -- > 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. > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA -- 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.
