Gilles Berthoud Mente Gents Leather Saddle - Black

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The Mente is our wider saddle for commuters and tourists who might prefer a more upright position.The saddle top is made of thick natural vegetable tanned leather.
The bolt assemblies at the rear of the saddle are situated behind the area on which the cyclist sits to avoid damaging the user's pants.
The backplate is made of a strong technically advanced material that is both stable and flexible for maximum comfort. Loops are built in to accommodate a saddle bag.
Polished stainless spring steel is used for the rails.
These have long parallel sections to give ample room for adjustment.
A special tension system adjusted with a 5mm Allen key prevents the nose from twisting.
Each saddle is individually marked with an unique serial number etched on the brass washer on top of the nose.
The leather density fluctuates between hides so the saddle weight can vary.
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Overall Product Rating 4 / 5
Jury is out
By Justerman
14 Dec 2023
3 / 5
Consthinner leather than other GB saddles
Saddle comfortable from the start. It was broken in within 50 miles which is worrying. I had to tighten it. Although, at time of writing, it's not evident from GB's marketing, apparently the leather is thinner than that of the other GB saddles
A perfect fusion of the Post and Erior.
By Mr Desmond Mahon
24 Mar 2022
5 / 5
I recommend this product
ConsNone.
ProsUltimate comfort.
I shall be 61 years young this August and have dire need of the cooling effect a good leather saddle offers to the nether regions. The saddle is fantastic and I would and will recommend it to anyone else of an older age. The Mente model is for a more upright position and was bought for a particular bike of mine. I shall be buying more of the Berthoud saddles but am unable to get the model I'd like from SJS cycles, namely the Aravis, which is the non titanium rail version of the Vars. The breaking in of this saddle is no problem at all, as they are comfortable from the get go.
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What is the weight limit of the bag loops?
By
19 Apr 2022
Do you know if there's a weight limit for the bag loops on Gilles Berthoud saddles? I'm wondering if it would be okay to use a Carradice Classic Rack (which has a recommended maximum load of 6kg), or does this rack require metal loops?
The manufacturer does not provide a maximum weight limit, however, to be safe i would say no more than 3kg.

JK 20.04.22
Can you get this saddle (Gilles Berthoud, Mente) in brown??
By
23 Jul 2017
Hello,

Unfortunately we only do this saddle in black.

Thanks.