Hi Matt I might try that. It's gotten wet on rainy rides but perhaps not enough!
For those of you who have not seen one it's remarkable how thick and hard the leather is on these things. About twice as thick as a B17 and no flex at all. Thanks for the replies. Christian On May 3, 9:16 am, newenglandbike <[email protected]> wrote: > This may be blasphemy to some, but you might try to get the saddle > wet, or just damp, and then go for a ride. I have done that > (inadvertently) with brooks saddles in rain storms and they do tend to > break right in after being ridden wet. Farthest I've gone in a day > is 135 miles though, after which my whole body hurts. YMMV. > > -Matt > > P.S. there was another thread on here recently about Bethoud saddles > twisting on the rails, for which there seemed to be a special clamp > you could get as a preventative measure. > > On May 3, 9:04 am, Christian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes, a saddle should feel good for a long time. My Berthoud pokes my > > sit bones after awhile. My old B17 was comfortable all day and into > > the night. I returned it under warranty when it became quite > > lopsided. I then purchased a Berthoud. It's a really nice saddle and > > I think I may keep trying. I have another B17 I might use for this > > weekend's 300k. > > > Best wishes > > > Chistian > > > On May 3, 7:34 am, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 15:54 -0700, islaysteve wrote: > > > > Sorry if this doesn't add much, but at 200K, my butt would be sore > > > > with any saddle! Maybe it's just fine and your expectations are too > > > > high? Or do you have experience with other saddles that are comfy > > > > over that distance?? > > > > Certainly. I've done a couple of 200K brevets with a B.17 saddle and > > > zero butt pain. It is, after all, only 25 more miles than a century, > > > not exactly a really long ride -- not, for example, like a 1200K. -- 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.
