Berthoud - B.17 - Swift

Blogger ‘Rob’ , on Ocean Air Cycles,  shares his experience with the Berthoud Aspin touring saddle, the Brooks B.17, and the Brooks Swift. The comparison pictures are very interesting as is his impression of the saddles.

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

I received a new Cycling Plus magazine yesterday. There was an article about the coming Brooks ‘Select’ line of saddles.
I looked on their web arm, Bike Radar, for a link that I could pass on here but I guess they don’t put content from the current issue on the web.
I did a search on the Bike Radar site for ‘Brooks’ and got a long list of Cycling Plus’ past tests of Brooks saddles and gear. This a great resource for anyone who is looking for more information to help them make a decision about a new saddle.
The ‘Select’ saddles will be a line of their more popular models made with special Swiss leather. Pasture-raised Swiss cows make more supple and durable saddles. The leather will be it’s natural color. I expect to see these saddles sometime over the winter.

Tags: Brooks Select

Dutch rider W.H. Scholten has posted a pretty comprehensive set of in-depth reviews for leather saddles, mostly Brooks.

Seattle’s Bicycle Paper has tested one of the smaller Zwei bags.

Claire Bonin concludes:
“All and all, the Mobil is a high-quality bag with interesting features and a great design that will have you going in style.”

Read the whole review here.

The Road Cycling UK (RCUK) website has posted a “first ride” review of the Berthoud saddle.