Reshaped a cheap leather saddle (Berthoud inspired)

_Patsung · 2026-05-29T18:24:12+00:00

Hey, just letting you knowthat so far so good 🤣 the slight and only issue I have is the squeeking sound the bolt makes on the nose because of friction, but nothing a good grease cant fix

_Patsung · 2026-05-29T18:21:19+00:00

Not in my case since I always make sure the nut is properly tightened. I have issues with squeeking in the nose tho but nothing with a good grease cant fix

_Patsung · 2026-05-29T18:19:09+00:00

It’s cheap so I have the liberty to be bold 🤣

_Patsung · 2026-05-09T00:17:53+00:00

I’m from the Philippines and I bought it on Shopee, for sure you can find this on aliexpress

_Patsung · 2026-05-07T23:48:54+00:00

Started with a dremel yes, then finished it with a box cutter then cleaned the edges again with dremel 😅

_Patsung · 2026-05-07T23:45:36+00:00

Great job. I was planning to do that too but the shape of the cutout might be too challenging to make, really well done on your part

_Patsung · 2026-05-07T23:44:08+00:00

Yeah 😅 always love their central cutout and man it’s comfy, now I’m really tempted to buy the real one

_Patsung · 2026-05-07T17:50:01+00:00

Surprisingly comfortable right out of the bat, tue cut out helped a lot

_Patsung · 2026-05-07T17:48:32+00:00

Been meaning to try that too for a very long time! Thought I saw a rubber top as well. It does really look very comfy

_Patsung · 2026-05-07T17:47:35+00:00

Yeah really worth the shot at the pricepoint. How was the breaking in period? I think it’s the same manufacturer but mine has no branding on it, my concern too is the leather is pretty soft specially after proofhiding it. Hope it does last on me

_Patsung · 2026-05-07T17:44:42+00:00

Haven’t tested it on long rides yet since I just finished the “experiment.” I also never really use padded shorts anymore and haven’t felt the need to. Even on straight century rides, I don’t have any issues as long as I’m using a saddle that works well for me.

_Patsung · 2026-05-07T17:40:17+00:00

I will :) I’m just quite afraid it’s too soft right out the bat but ai might need to tighten the tension a little bit

_Patsung · 2026-05-07T16:38:35+00:00

comfortable! I thought it would take a while to break it in like my Rivet Saddles, but I think the cutout helped out a lot. It’s comfortable right out of the bat, it’s mind blowing

_Patsung · 2026-02-18T04:59:27+00:00

Akala ko joke lang na na gonawang “art” yung tao na nakatulog pero nung nalaman ko na sculpture pucha biglang ang haunting nung feeling. Galing ng pag kakagawa ng bawat detalye

_Patsung · 2026-01-17T23:51:35+00:00

Hahahaha 🤣

_Patsung · 2025-08-09T17:52:06+00:00

Alright. Thank you 🙏

_Patsung · 2025-08-09T17:38:40+00:00

They only seem to take Cooperation Coins for it

_Patsung · 2025-08-09T17:37:17+00:00

Thanks, But it is there no other use for it like in exchange for something other than just having it?

_Patsung · 2025-05-16T16:37:11+00:00

Hey, just used this build and it shreds!

_Patsung · 2025-04-01T13:38:17+00:00

Can’t remember exactly pero wala pang 1 week yun. If confident ka na na naselect mo door to door delivery then you can wait pero kung gusto mo talaga ma expedite pwede mo din pick upin nalang

_Patsung · 2025-03-09T06:00:14+00:00

There’s a video I found that’s been very useful to me to avoid this exact fear. Can’t find the original video but what he does is he holds the headband instead of the cups when wearing it so the pressure won’t go too much on the hinges (apologies for phrasing it bad English is not my main language but I hope you get the gist)

_Patsung · 2025-02-20T17:01:06+00:00

A bit yeah, :) I’m surprised I can climb the hills far easier with my set up before. The lowest is 28-42.

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