New Velo-Orange saddles

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07-19-08 | 11:04 AM

ACH57

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New Velo-Orange saddles

https://www.velo-orange.com/brookssaddles.html

I just ordered two Selle-Anatomicas or I'd be trying one. They look really nice.

07-19-08 | 11:42 AM

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Thanks for the tip... Those do look interesting.

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07-19-08 | 11:51 AM

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I wonder if these are related to the Gilles Berthoud saddles featured on the Wallbike site.
https://www.wallbike.com/berthoud/saddleproto.html

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07-19-08 | 01:19 PM

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175 mm is still too narrow for me.

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07-19-08 | 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by steppinthefunk

I wonder if these are related to the Gilles Berthoud saddles featured on the Wallbike site.
https://www.wallbike.com/berthoud/saddleproto.html

Nope two separate people/companies as best I can tell.

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07-19-08 | 03:07 PM

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I really dig the racing saddle he posted. If I had $125 I'd be owning one now. I'm not into the aesthetic of the others, though. I wish he had posted photos from more angles.

I'm sure, though, that like everything else he has, that the quality is outstanding.

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07-19-08 | 03:44 PM

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Here are a few more angles and a write-up:

https://velo-orange.blogspot.com/

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07-19-08 | 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ACH57

https://www.velo-orange.com/brookssaddles.html

I just ordered two Selle-Anatomicas or I'd be trying one. They look really nice.

I definitely like the shape of the rails. I had to go through some wild gyrations with the clamp mechanism on my seat post to get my Brooks Swallow in the ball park of where it needs to be. It still needs to be angled a bit more down so I can ride the drops comfortably. However, this is a fight for another day as there are not many seat post options for '88 Specialized Sirrus due to it's custom gauged tubing and at this point it would bet either get one of these saddles or a new seat post.