Hi Joel, I have both Brooks and Berthoud saddles and prefer the Berthoud for a leather saddle. It does appear the Boulder Bikes has a couple of black Mente in stock.
Another option to look at is Rivet. Their saddles are nice as well and they have a “try before you buy” program. Dan San Rafael CA > On Jul 12, 2020, at 10:11 AM, Joel Stern <jrster...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I’ve ridden Brooks forever, I had decided to try narrower than my B68 as Oi > rubs my inner thigh and is annoying. So I started reading on my old trusty > B17. Wow, so many models and opinions, now some discontinued. Then I > stumbled onto a few (many) comments and threads on Berthoud saddles. Looking > at their page I see the Mente is closest in size to the B17, the rest are > narrower. But they seem to not be available unless from an eBay sellers who > sell at a very high price. I ride upright, not 90 degrees but closer than > not. I did read some comments on the durability of the leather which may > have been caused by putting Proofide on it. Just wondering if any members > who ride upright have used the saddle and how they like it. Not sure if > this helps but my sitbones seem to ne a out 90mm apart, +20=110mm. > -- > 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/aeb00caa-16ea-4765-bd87-bf7a7f527549n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/53368A8A-DC73-4B9D-93EB-B0707432373A%40gmail.com.
