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Image 1 — Reshaped a cheap leather saddle (Berthoud inspired)
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▲ 78 r/bicycletouring

Reshaped a cheap leather saddle (Berthoud inspired)

Always been curious about these cheap China-made saddles I picked up for around $28 (₱1,700). Honestly surprised by the build quality — the leather is thick and feels way better than I expected. Even comes with copper rivets too.

The only downside is they don’t offer a cutout version. Since I’ve been using leather saddles on all 3 of my bikes anyway, I figured… why not reshape one myself?

Here’s the result.

u/_Patsung — 7 days ago
▲ 2 r/altcycling

Always been curious about these cheap China-made saddles I picked up for around $28 (₱1,700). Honestly surprised by the build quality — the leather is thick and feels way better than I expected. Even comes with copper rivets too.

The only downside is they don’t offer a cutout version. Since I’ve been using leather saddles on all 3 of my bikes anyway, I figured… why not reshape one myself?

Here’s the result:

u/_Patsung — 7 days ago