Hello Everyone!
I'm rebuilding an older double top-tube Sam Hillborne from the frame up,
and I'm struggling to find a comfortable leather saddle for an upright
ride. I don't mean "kinda upright", I mean straight back like a dutch bike
for errands and trips around time — achieving this with a Bosco bar and
super long Nitto tectonic stem pushed all the way up.
I'm 175 lbs, 5'11" and have 115mm sitbones and normally ride a Fizik
Aliante or B17 Narrow on my more aggressive bikes... but putting either of
those saddles on the upright doesn't work. My sitbones fall off, and I'm
riding on "soft tissue". Ouch.
Other saddles that have not worked:
- B17/Flyer: Too narrow. Sit bones fall off the edge, and upturned nose
pokes in a bad place.
- B68: Too wide, chafes a bit, and slippery.
- Berthoud Mente: Hard as a rock, and possibly a little too wide (hard
to tell as it is so hard).
- Brooks Cambium C19: Sit area curves down so much on the sides it's
really no wider than a C15 — or B17.
- Rivet Loveland: Ditto.
What sort of of works:
- 170mm wide Brompton "Wide version" foam saddle I pilfered from my
wife's folding bike. Feels pretty good. But really, really dumb looking on
the Sam. I strongly prefer a leather saddle as the bike is turning out
quite lovely, and looks do count!
Any suggestions?
PS: If someone has a tried and true way to break in the Berthoud, I might
do it. The issue is I'll never ride a century on this bike, and I'm afraid
that breaking the Mente in the normal way will take a year or more.
Thank you!
Paul
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