technically yes
practically the the leather is a completely different shape and the plastic cantle faces rearward instead of being a steel scythe, so your sitbones are further back
Been absolutely lovin’ my Berthoud Galibier (race). Have probably 1700 miles on it and starting to mold to my booty.
Previously I was riding a Berthoud Aspin (tour). At that time I had my bars higher and it fit wonderfully.
Noseless, as in ISM Adamo or Cobb or Dash. Not noseless as in stupid hybrid saddles.
you roll your pelvis forward for flat back right?
like not bending at lumbar but actually rolling your hips FWD and teabagging the saddle?
i do same thing ot lengthen my short spine and take weight off my busted crippled lower back. For some reason only other saddle that works is the san marco concor lite (old/retro) version, and probably only because I have super narrow hips (was like a 138mm in old specialized measurements, but nose was too thick)
they are cheap and abundantly available. it fixed my peen problems.
Yessir, hips go forward, weight goes on pubic rami, back stays straight, core (including multifidi) fire to hold things steady. Feels like a much more sustainable position for me.
I have always had junk numbness on flat saddles, then progressed to contoured models (first with the romin, then with a couple SMP models). Junk issues were gone but still had friction in spots, SMP worked well but cracked one so decided to move on. Used an Adamo attack for a while and felt pretty okay, but am currently on a Dash strike (one of the stock models) and am p happy with it thus far.
One of these days I’ll stumble into a Berthoud. Would love to try one out and see how my butt likes it compared to the Aliante VS, which is my current go-to.
This guy has a demo program: eogear.com/index.php/demo-saddles.html
I bought a hardly used Berthoud Aspin before I knew of the demos. Would’ve tested the Soulor model had I known.
I was going to put a brown Soulor up for sale soon but just remembered I promised to give a local guy first dibs.
Get at me if you’re interested.
Saddles I has if anyone is interested:
Old Ti railed San Marco Concor, good shape
San Marco Zoncolan, team Lampre colors, sick excellent shape
Unused OEM WTB Deva
Old Vetta TT, perforated white leather, nice
[quote=Andrew_Squirrel]I was going to put a brown Soulor up for sale soon but just remembered I promised to give a local guy first dibs.
Get at me if you’re interested.[/quote]
I am definitely interested. Guess if I don’t like it the resale value is pretty high.
I don’t know fuck all from saddles other than my ass loves my Regal, and I have like 4 other saddles my ass doesn’t like. What’s a saddle that fits similar to the regal that is a bit more modern looking? Might say fuck it and just buy another regal if I can’t figure this out.
EDIT: apparently they made a modern version of the regal. Well that was easy
I have onea them Bert hold race saddles NIB if anybody wants to give it a go.
Edit: in the interest of full disclosure, I should note that I mounted it on a bike and rode it exactly 5.33 miles.
I do want to give it a go! How do I give it a go?
pm me!
[quote=timberland boots]I don’t know fuck all from saddles other than my ass loves my Regal, and I have like 4 other saddles my ass doesn’t like. What’s a saddle that fits similar to the regal that is a bit more modern looking? Might say fuck it and just buy another regal if I can’t figure this out.
EDIT: apparently they made a modern version of the regal. Well that was easy[/quote]
The Regalé isn’t much like the Regal atmo. It’s more in line with an Arione. If you like a the regal they still make them.
First ride to work on a Cambium C17 this morning. Coming from a Selle Anatomica, the saddle is much stiffer than I expected (I weighed in at 255 pounds this morning fwiw). At first I thought this would be uncomfortable, but within a couple blocks I was feeling it. For me, it feels stiff enough for me to feel like I’m on a solid platform but has just enough give to it to smooth out the ride. Also felt like I was getting less rubbing and better power transfer than I did with the SA. The legendary cambium grippiness is also appreciated as leather saddles do tend to have you sliding around a bit.
So overall first impressions are very good. The Selle Anatomica could be very comfortable when everything was set up correctly, but the way those saddles can stretch and bend made for near-daily adjustments. I feel like the Cambium will have less comfort than a SA at its most comfortable, but the Cambium will hopefully give me some consistency.
SOS EXY
Very curious. I like Fizik VS saddles.
My 12 year old B17 seems to be giving up the ghost. The adjusting bolt thing has popped like half way out of the little hole thing at the nose and I can’t get it back in no matter how hard I try. I’m thinking about getting one of those “carved” C17 saddles (not cuz vegan, just cuz I think they look cool).
I’ve never used a “carved” saddle, but I’ve loved my B17 forever so I’d probably like the C17 right?
Yus