Any reviews of the Giles Berthoud Open Saddle?

[mister...@gmail.com]

Any real world reviews of the Aspin Open Saddle? These look really great but hoping someone can confirm before I pull the trigger on one. 

https://www.compasscycle.com/shop/components/saddles/berthoud-open-saddles/

Thanks!

[Steve Palincsar]

My friend Joan just got one.  She likes it so well she's considering purchasing an open replacement top and retrofitting it to the Aspin she has on her other bike, converting it to an Aspen Open as well.  She's been using cut-out saddles for years, including two kinds of Rivet and Selle an Atomica and thinks the Aspin Open is the best she's tried so far.   I've seen it, and you're right, it really does look great.

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Steve Palincsar
Alexandria, Virginia 
USA

[Joan Oppel]

Hi, "mistertingey" - I'm the friend Steve mentioned. I have a "regular" Berthoud with about 3500 miles on it. I really like that saddle, rode long distance days and tours on it. But I would rate it about 90% of perfect.  When I needed to buy a saddle for a bike without one, I got the cut-out Berthoud.  That has only about 180 miles on it but has been pretty comfortable from the first day. I think it will be even more comfortable as it breaks in. 

And I have been thinking that if it continues to be so comfortable, I might replace the top on my regular Berthoud.

Joan Oppel

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[Jinuk Shin]

I bought one about 2 brevets ago and haven't done much riding on it outside of those brevets.  It was comfortable right out of the box, much more so than the regular Berthoud.  

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 1:55:33 PM UTC-8, Joan wrote:

Hi, "mistertingey" - I'm the friend Steve mentioned. I have a "regular" Berthoud with about 3500 miles on it. I really like that saddle, rode long distance days and tours on it. But I would rate it about 90% of perfect.  When I needed to buy a saddle for a bike without one, I got the cut-out Berthoud.  That has only about 180 miles on it but has been pretty comfortable from the first day. I think it will be even more comfortable as it breaks in. 

And I have been thinking that if it continues to be so comfortable, I might replace the top on my regular Berthoud.

Joan Oppel

On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 2:24 PM, Steve Palincsar <pali...@his.com> wrote:

My friend Joan just got one.  She likes it so well she's considering purchasing an open replacement top and retrofitting it to the Aspin she has on her other bike, converting it to an Aspen Open as well.  She's been using cut-out saddles for years, including two kinds of Rivet and Selle an Atomica and thinks the Aspin Open is the best she's tried so far.   I've seen it, and you're right, it really does look great.

On 03/06/2018 02:10 PM, mister...@gmail.com wrote:

Any real world reviews of the Aspin Open Saddle? These look really great but hoping someone can confirm before I pull the trigger on one. 

https://www.compasscycle.com/shop/components/saddles/berthoud-open-saddles/

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[mister...@gmail.com]

Thanks for all the replies. I went ahead & ordered one. Can't wait to try it out!

All the best,

Nick 

[mister...@gmail.com]

Just a little follow up. I've had my open saddle for a little over a month now. I just got back from a 2 week tour of Japan on this saddle. I absolutely love it! I've had B17s & c15/17s and this Berthoud is by far my favorite. Comfortable right out of the box. 

[Michael Arciero]

Sounds like if you like the regular Berthoud (I'm in that camp) it's safe bet you will like this one. My Berthoud is very well broken in now but I can remember having difficulty getting the tilt just right when it was new. It had very flat profile and I would either be pitched forward riding on the flat or sliding off the back on climbs. I'm sure the cutout mitigates this.

[Joan Oppel]

I have both a "closed" Berthoud with about 3500 miles on it since July 2017 and an "open" Berthoud with now about 460 miles on it since late February. Both are the Aspin model.

I like the open model so much that I'm considering buying a new open top for the closed Berthoud (though I've moved the closed one to a bike I don't ride as much and don't want to spend the extra money right now....). I liked the closed one a lot, it was more comfortable for me than any other saddle I've tried (leather exclusively for years, maybe 9-10 years, Rivet and Selle Anatomica).  It took about 500 miles or so to break in the closed Berthoud and I too had difficulty getting the tilt just right over a few initial rides.

The open Berthoud was comfortable immediately and just needed a couple of tries at getting the tilt at the right angle.

Joan

On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 6:43 AM, Michael Arciero <mike.a...@gmail.com> wrote:

Sounds like if you like the regular Berthoud (I'm in that camp) it's safe bet you will like this one. My Berthoud is very well broken in now but I can remember having difficulty getting the tilt just right when it was new. It had very flat profile and I would either be pitched forward riding on the flat or sliding off the back on climbs. I'm sure the cutout mitigates this.

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Have had mine for over a year. Starting to go sway back on me but I'm a big guy. If you're less than 200 it'll probably give you some distance. I'm still a B17 Champion and Pro fan overall. 

Craig in Tucson