Selle SMP
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby novice » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:27 pm
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby MarkG » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:54 pm
I think from memory that Velogear sold them online in Australia, and I know that c r c sell online over seas
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Postby novice » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:48 pm
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby bura » Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:08 pm
Velogear doesn't have a great selection at the moment, only the composite and evolution.
c r c have them all, but I wanted to try them first. A saddle is one of those things that is worth paying LBS prices for. Will ring a few shops in Melb before taking the plunge on a Lite 209 on c r c. Without trying it out, and at $250 I might get a $90 versus fizik first.
update, a mere 10 minutes later:
Just bought a Lite 209 from c r c. At $245 posted it's not cheap, and local prices aren't that much more expensive. However I'm not getting to a shop for a few weeks minimum, plus this is one area in which you cannot have anything but the best. It's basically a medical issue, right?
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby Phill_B_34 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:06 pm
It's a bit late to talk yourself into it after you have already ordered it....bura wrote: It's basically a medical issue, right?
Seriously though, Good luck with it when it arrives.
I am totally happy with my 209. I had the setup position for-aft dialled in for me with a flat (book sitting on top of the saddle, with level on the book, 0deg) saddle. I've since dipped the nose about 2deg, that's it.
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby bura » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:44 pm
Cheers, I'm hoping for some relief for hill climbs and 100km+ rides. I know it's a big ask but I'd love to see some photos of the lite 209 on a bike, they're not easy to come by...Phill_B_34 wrote:It's a bit late to talk yourself into it after you have already ordered it....bura wrote: It's basically a medical issue, right?
Seriously though, Good luck with it when it arrives.
I am totally happy with my 209. I had the setup position for-aft dialled in for me with a flat (book sitting on top of the saddle, with level on the book, 0deg) saddle. I've since dipped the nose about 2deg, that's it.
Found this but you can't really get an idea of the correct angle:
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby Phill_B_34 » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:40 pm
Also, go to the gallery here ......viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8664&start=2350#p559702
Dark and stormy here. I'll grab some more pics tomorrow.
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby bura » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:59 pm
Fantastic to have the pictures, thanks very much!Phill_B_34 wrote:Shot of saddle....
Also, go to the gallery here ......viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8664&start=2350#p559702
Dark and stormy here. I'll grab some more pics tomorrow.
I can see that it is going to take some fiddling around to get the right fit. The flattest section of the seat is basically horizontal, then the dip just drops off at the front. Most pictures of this thing look hideous and painful, but those photos actually do look fairly comfortable, particularly the bike gallery one.
Thanks again, looking forward to getting my saddle!
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Postby Comedian » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:42 am
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby bura » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:17 am
Ah I see, if you rest a book or ruler on the saddle from the rear to the dip it should be perfectly level.. The dip kind of looks painful, my instinct would have been to level it off so it drops off more.. I tend to rest on the wrong parts because it doesn't hurt for 10-20 minutes, and then you just go numb...Comedian wrote:The instructions for my glider suggest that you should put a spirit level across the top. Those pictures look right.
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby Phill_B_34 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:16 pm
Yep, start with it level as you've described above. Over a period of a couple of weeks you may need to drop the nose a little. I ended up with the nose too low and bought it back up a bit, just trial and error. Only real bit of advice - make very small changes and give it a week or so to see if it's made a difference.bura wrote:Ah I see, if you rest a book or ruler on the saddle from the rear to the dip it should be perfectly level.. The dip kind of looks painful, my instinct would have been to level it off so it drops off more.. I tend to rest on the wrong parts because it doesn't hurt for 10-20 minutes, and then you just go numb...Comedian wrote:The instructions for my glider suggest that you should put a spirit level across the top. Those pictures look right.
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby Phill_B_34 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:48 pm
I end up buying a 209 with a view to unpicking the letters as I was very happy with the saddle, but I used a metal tool with a rounded edge to force down the stitching into the leather (a mate of mine does leatherwork and it was of his tools). This has solved the problem – 6 months with the new saddle and not a sign of wear on any of my new bibs.
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby Comedian » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:13 am
I'll see what I have around and give that a try. Unless I sort something this will go from being an expensive seat - to an expensive seat if it kills all my nicks.Phill_B_34 wrote:I had a loaner 209 from my LBS that had raised stitched letters which started wearing (like fluffed up cotton on the surface of the lycra) a little area in the seat of my bibs.
I end up buying a 209 with a view to unpicking the letters as I was very happy with the saddle, but I used a metal tool with a rounded edge to force down the stitching into the leather (a mate of mine does leatherwork and it was of his tools). This has solved the problem – 6 months with the new saddle and not a sign of wear on any of my new bibs.
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby bura » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:35 am
I'll have a go at working the stitching into the leather, sounds like the best solution. What kind of shops sell leatherwork tools? Bunnings?
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby Phill_B_34 » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:57 am
As for the tool, if you have a nail punch and something solid with a small rounded head, that'll work for you. Even an 'L' shaped hex (allen) key, using the outside of the bend of a 3-5mm running over the stitching will work it down into the leather.
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby Comedian » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:07 am
The jury is still out on how the stitching is damaging my pants though. I have tried to push the raised edges into the leather... we'll see. If I had my time again I'd get a coloured one without the stitching for sure.
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby Drunkmonkey » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:32 pm
Are you sure you have the right SMP saddle for you? The glider is a chunky seat, it was like sitting on a lounge chair for me (I use an evolution). Sounds like your build and sit bones needs a narrower saddle with less padding........maybe the stratos? Maybe grab a test saddle from a shop and try the forma and stratos out.Comedian wrote:I have found that my sitbones get sore with this saddle - but on rides well over the 100k. I'm not sure whether they wouldn't be sore regardless of the seat. The other problems have been completely fixed which is nice.
The jury is still out on how the stitching is damaging my pants though. I have tried to push the raised edges into the leather... we'll see. If I had my time again I'd get a coloured one without the stitching for sure.
Oh and I have never had a problem with the stiching rubbing and damaging my nicks.
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Re: Selle SMP
Postby TDC » Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:56 pm
Good post on Steve Hoggs blog regarding SMP saddles. Might have some helpful info.
http://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/blo ... bout-smps/
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