Well, that's an elegant solution. Congratulations. My Bertoud touring is straight and true after ~600 miles. I think it is overtaking the B17 as my favorite saddle.
On Apr 27, 11:20 pm, Rene Sterental <[email protected]> wrote: > Update on Berthoud Saddle twisting problem... > > The "solution" piece was mailed to me by Bill from Wallingford Bikes (one > for each of my saddles) and I proceeded to install it as instructed. It's > actually a very simple solution, very light as it's made of aluminum and it > instantly stiffened the saddle to make it extremely rigid. > > As Bill explained it, the rails are held by the pressure of the leather and > that is what makes the saddles prone to the twisting. With this stiffener > the problem is completely solved. He said these pieces were going to be > included with all new saddles, but I'm not sure if they already are. > > Photos are posted: *http://tinyurl.com/3edmlo9* > The link should take you to the first one where you see both halves of the > stiffener, click next to see the upper half in place and then next again to > see the full assembly. > > I'm completely satisfied with this solution and keep on loving these > saddles. > > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
