FS/T berthoud saddle

[abraham nussbaum]

I bought a bike and a saddle off this list last year. The bike is a keeper, the saddle is too narrow.

It's beautiful-- titanium rails, amazing color, still with original packaging, never treated/broken in-- but a 5 mile ride made it clear I need a wider platform. Unfortunately, while laying around my garage for the past year, it earned a scratch in the top. (Pix here.)

New retails for $299, but given the scratch, I am asking $225 w. shipping CONUS.

Also willing to trade for:

-mission workshop transit arkiv

-outershell rack bag

-XS bike/frameset suitable for a teenage girl

-a pair of Paul QR skewers

-something else interesting

Thanks, Abraham

abraham [at] gmail.com

amnussbaum [at] gmail

[Steve Palincsar]

Abraham doesn't mention the name of the saddle model, but it's clearly visible in the photos: Agnel.  For those unfamiliar with this model (I'd never heard of it) here's what they say on the Rene Herse site about this model:

Berthoud Women’s Saddle, Agnel/Marie-Blanque

$235.00 – $299.00

Gilles Berthoud’s extralight women-specific saddle has a shorter nose than the Aravis saddle. Choose between titanium rails (Agnel) for superlight weight and even more comfort (titanium rails flex more), or economical stainless steel rails (Marie-Blanque).

Leather saddles have long offered the ultimate in comfort for long-distance cycling, because they shape themselves to your unique anatomy. Gilles Berthoud’s saddles use thoroughly modern materials and construction methods, while maintaining the advantages of a tensioned leather saddle. We’ve been riding these saddles for years, because we find them so comfortable.

The leather is thick and initially firm, but Berthoud saddles are pre-softened to shorten the break-in. They are comfortable after just a few long rides, and then they last many years. If the leather gets dry, we recommend a light treatment with Obenauf’s leather preservative. Berthoud saddles rarely need tensioning. When they do, the tension is easy to adjust with a 5 mm allen key.

-- 
Steve Palincsar
Alexandria, Virginia 
USA

[David B]

While the box does indeed say Agnel, the saddle sure looks like a Galibier/Solour. The width I believe matches spec for that narrower saddle with the photo with a ruler, and there are no saddlebag loops.

David

[abraham nussbaum]

Thanks, Steve, I appreciate it!

Steve is correct about the make/model. It's a fancy saddle, sure to turn heads.

Also: I should say that while I do not post on the group often, I am a subscriber and always enjoy reading the posts. This little corner of the bicycle internet is a sweet space even if it includes my brother-- another occasional poster named Andrew Nussbaum-- who is guilty for getting me to spend more than I should on bikes. I haven't bought a Riv yet, but he's working on me.

Thanks for looking, all.