Recommend me a decent seat please !

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Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby Fisher44 » Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:16 pm

Gotta find a comfortable seat - I ride 50/50 bitumen, dirt - and as a mature age rider on a Karate Monkey it won't be hard to improve on the one on the bike now. I realise seat comfort is a very subjective thing but any suggestions? I currently run 29x2.3 tyres so there is a bit of comfort there, but iv'e gotta find a better seat, cheers

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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby Duck! » Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:51 pm

Seat comfort is so dependent on matching its shape to your shape that the only way to find one that works is trial and error. Internet opinions are not worth a pinch of ant poo.
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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby softy » Mon Aug 18, 2014 12:13 am

I find the adamo is working for me.

Only thing, it looks a bit Fred. :?

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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby Nobody » Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:16 am

Fisher44 wrote:I realise seat comfort is a very subjective thing but any suggestions?
WTB Speed V (Comp)
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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby Mulger bill » Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:21 pm

You need either a bum that shapes itself to your saddle or a saddle that shapes itself to your bum.
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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby Fisher44 » Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:16 am

Thanks everyone - Iv'e just ordered the WTB Speed V Comp, cheers

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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby Bentnose » Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:23 am

If you find you don't like the WTB, I'd reccomend the SDG Bel Air, I have 3 of them.
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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby Fisher44 » Fri Aug 29, 2014 9:28 am

OK, thanks, cheers

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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby Phil » Tue Sep 09, 2014 1:36 pm

Bentnose wrote:If you find you don't like the WTB, I'd reccomend the SDG Bel Air, I have 3 of them.
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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby jdwynn » Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:01 pm

I recently purchased Prologo Zero II Pas. It does't look very comfy as it's really slim, but it suits my body shape really well. Super comfy. I find that no amount of padding makes it comfy if it doesn't suit your shape.

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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby softy » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:37 pm

Unfortunately the bitter pill to swallow is;

You need to buy a seat and try it, if it is no good, try another. It is trail and error. I realise this is not aligning with your hip pocket, but the only thing that will know if a seat is comfy...... is YOUR bum, and your bum only. Threads like this only suggest the comfort of someone else bum.

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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby m@ » Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:07 am

Yep... some brands (Selle SMP, Specialized) have trial programs which helps somewhat - though will generally cost you a deposit if you end up opting for another brand.

Still, better than buying and selling a stack of $200+ saddles...
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Re: Recommend me a decent seat please !

Postby vindlecrag » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:19 pm

Going trial and error just ended up costing me a heap of money.

I finally just went into a shop and measured my pelvis. Talked to the (more senior) sales assistant and he recommended something in my size that was designed for my riding style.

I tried a demo version of that saddle...ended up buying that exact saddle...still riding it.

FYI Trek stockists will have Bontrager saddles which offer 30 day comfort guarantee. Buy, if it doesn't work for you after 30 days get a refund/credit/exchange for something else.

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