I have come across two blogs that have good reviews of Berthoud saddles. Lovely Bicycles rides the Marie Blanque ladies saddle and there is a good discussion after the post. Bike Touring News has an article about the Aspin touring saddle.

Lovely Bicycle

Bike Touring News

Great Allegheny Trail - Photo by George Smith

Bicycle Touring on Car Free Paths is a new website “by cyclists for cyclists” dedicated to long-distance bike touring paths that are car free. Routes listed have information about lodging, food, and other conditions. If you’re looking for a great tour this could be your starting place.

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Phillip, at Bike Tinker, replaced the frame on an old B.72. He writes about his experience and posts a few pictures here. The chromed-steel rivets are not from Brooks and I asked him about them:

I got them at the hardware store (True Value), which is inside a farm store (Wilco). I had the old saddle, so I could gauge the length I needed, and I got some good advice from a young guy there who seemed like he’d riveted a time or two. “The copper ones just go over like butter.” He also recommended splitting the rivet with a chisel to make it easier to peen the parts over.

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