The most comfortable saddle…
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The most comfortable saddle…
Postby AUbicycles » Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:50 am
Interesting would be the saddle brand / model / year (if known) / for what type or style of riding / distances travelled.
(and optionally, if it solved health issues or provided pain relief)
So, what is your most comfortable saddle?
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby Colin_T » Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:27 am
I think the above seats fit me better because I am 6ft tall and the bigger seats are better suited to bigger people. Whereas most of the slim narrow racing seats are designed for 5ft6 slimline Italian mountain climbers
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby Top_Bhoy » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:52 am
I'd add saddle width to the list of required information - a very important factor.AUbicycles wrote:The idea is a list of saddles that our members here find comfortable - to help other members who are having trouble locating the perfect saddle.
Interesting would be the saddle brand / model / year (if known) / for what type or style of riding / distances travelled.
(and optionally, if it solved health issues or provided pain relief)
So, what is your most comfortable saddle?
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby peter.k » Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:46 pm
This is the seat here: http://www.this link is broken/Mode ... elID=23428
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby Kalgrm » Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:06 pm
There's no point mentioning which year it was made, since they haven't been changed for about a century.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:51 pm
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby ValleyForge » Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:33 pm
+1 for the Brooks Swallow Ti. Feels best angled back slightly, but I never suffered with the wear-in that I was warned about!Mulger bill wrote:While I've recently become a leather rider, and wouldn't swap my Swallow Ti for a Llewellyn, IMO the most comfortable saddle is the one that feels best under the individuals bum with perhaps one exception.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby misterpms » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:01 pm
I recently acquired a new saddle and trawled the forums for previous threads before buying. My conclusions were:
1. There is no saddle that will be comfortable for everyone
2. Everyone has a different physiology and comfort/pain threshold
3. Measure the distance between your sit bones (using a packet of rice, or at an LBS). I believe this is an important measure.
4. Leather saddles will change over time to suit the rider. Non-leather saddles will not change (as much?) over time and it is a case of the rider getting used to the saddle.
Other things like tilting the saddle up/down at the nose were mentioned in a few threads, but there was no consensus.
My current saddle is a Bontrager Inform RL. I'm a recreational rider and have only done 200km on it so far with no complaints.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby Mulger bill » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:15 pm
It is all down to the individual bum tho' but refusing to try any particular design/makers product solely on looks is silly IMO.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby Nobody » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:45 pm
A close second is the B17 Imperial which is currently on the road bike.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby munga » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:39 pm
works best for me. tried a few other selle italia's, an arione, a rolls, a turbo (which was nice, but mushy).
rolls was not comfortable at all, which highlights the fact that buying a popular expensive saddle doesn't guarantee it's going to suit you..
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby Parrott » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:10 am
Works for me and is the most comfortable saddle I have tried in the drops. Bit wider than normal at 150mm.
This is the go for my tt bike. I have had it shortened (15 dollars at the local shoe repair place and looks factory) so that I can sit as far forward as the uci rules allow.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby cavebear2 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:23 pm
I also have a Selle SMP Glider on my other road bike.
These seats have a hooked nose and the full length cut out which is a boon for both the male and female anatomy. Whilst they solved my numbness problem from a Fizik Arione they are not nearly as comfortable as either of the Brooks Racing Saddles. See my post here.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:54 pm
However I have noticed that even when a manufacturer has a tried, true and excellent product, they have to add to their catalog in order to catch the mugs among us who are willing to part with greater quantites of money.
Last I checked, I think a Brooks B52 was around $150, but then you could get some u-beaut thing with titanium bits and extra springs different colour and naked birds jumping out of cake and other essential stuff so buyer could justify paying out three times the price.
I fail to see how bums have evolved in thirty years. I'd go back to my B52 and spend the rest on beer.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby hartleymartin » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:23 pm
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:21 pm
They often or usually are very uncomfortable initially - they require a pretty solid breaking in period. However, once done, a rider will be more concerned about losing the seat if the bike gets stolen than the bike. You buy a new bike, take the seat out and put in a drawer, fit the broken in Brooks. When you sell that bike the new owner gets an unused seat while you put the Brooks onto your new bike.
Mine was over twenty years old once I gave the bike away. It did require some TLC (leather soap and stuff) and some protection from the elements (take it off when parking it outside in the sun). It is leather after all.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby Zynster » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:26 am
On my commuter I've got a B17 Narrow, and sorry to be the odd one out, but after 2 months of commuting this saddle still isn't comfortable for me. I'm thinking of swapping it out for the aged Flyer like the one Nobody has.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby gorilla monsoon » Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:44 pm
The reason I ask is that as one who is seriously considering a new saddle for the flattie I go into a shop and I am faced with dozens of different seats and not a lot of helpful advice which means I could burn a lot of money buying, trying and discarding saddles.
So, is there any sort of rule of thumb to use as a starting point?
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby ValleyForge » Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:10 pm
I know my LBS has a set of test saddles to try - I guess they are cleaned & don't have cooties. Seems a fairly good idea.gorilla monsoon wrote:You guys have a lot of experience, obviously, so perhaps you can tell us if there is some sort of "saddle fit formula"?
The reason I ask is that as one who is seriously considering a new saddle for the flattie I go into a shop and I am faced with dozens of different seats and not a lot of helpful advice which means I could burn a lot of money buying, trying and discarding saddles.
So, is there any sort of rule of thumb to use as a starting point?
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby im_no_pro » Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:24 pm
FixedValleyForge wrote: I hope they are cleaned & don't have cooties.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby brentono » Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:44 pm
Barge brought this up in another thread (did you/he try one?)
Anyone ever tried one of these.
If your going for comfort, and you not a weight wombat.
I'm curious?
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:00 pm
Some LBS will have an "assometer" as specialized call theirs, otherwise a bag of flour or the assistance of someone special may be needed.
Google will offer lots of hints too.
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Re: The most comfortable saddle…
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