[I Are Baboon]

Let's hear 'em. I need a new saddle. The stock one that came on my Trek 2000 sucks and it's time to replace it.

I tried a "use the search function frikkin n00b!" but that didn't help.

 

[LordOpie]

Brooks B17

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Brooks B17

 

[Alfred]

I've had more luck on the road and XC both with a Selle Italia Flite Trans Am.

 

[rooftest]

Specialized Body Geometry. the $65 one - on both my MTB and my road bike.

 

[sanjuro]

fizik aliante

 

[Zutroy]

THE LUX LV....light comfy...good looks...and it's pimp'n

http://www.the-industries.com/lux_saddle_lv.html

 

[MMcG]

I like my Fizik Pave a lot.

 

[Pau11y]

I'm about to try this:

 

[-dustin]

i love my Aliante.

 

[jdcamb]

i love my Aliante.

I would have to agree on Fizik saddles. I love mine.....

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

I like my Fizik Pave a lot.

Likewise.

I also like the Selle Italia Flite.

 

[I Are Baboon]

So Fizeks seem like popular choices amongst RM roadies, with a couple of Brooks mentions thrown in there.

Thanks, monkeys.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Damn, that Fizek Aliante is $200.

 

[narlus]

i dig the tried and true basic - selle italia flite. no cutouts, gel layers, carbon whizwangs, just some padding, ti rails, and leather.

 

[Ian F]

What do you run on your mtn bikes? That's where I'd start. Personally, I run a variation of the Flite on every bike I have, from BMX, to road, to the DH bike. Some like the Flite, others don't.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I run a WTB Speed V on bike 1 and a WTB Laser V on bike 2. Both purchased because of the price.

 

[Ian F]

Both purchased because of the price.

This can work for mtn bike saddles, but for road saddles, it might not. I guess it's hard for me as I've run a Flite since '93. On my road bike, I run a Flite Turbomatic II (NLA). Basically a std Flite with a bit of suspension. I had a Flite MAX on my cross-biek a few years ago. That was a comfy saddle, but I think it's NLA as well...

Sorry I can't be more help... :wonky2: but saddles really are a personal thing. If I can make any worthwhile suggestion it is do NOT go to the shop and test saddles when your butt is sore. Total waste of time as no saddle will feel good in that situation. Plus, there is s the simple fact that it takes time to get used to being on any saddle for hours at a time.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Yeah, buying a road saddle based on price isn't going to happen. I just want to get a feel for what you're all using on your road bikes. I figure the popular saddles are popular for a reason.

 

[Wumpus]

I guess it's hard for me as I've run a Flite since '93.

That's about when I started riding Flites. Haven't found a need to change.




Note -- if you sweat a lot watch out for the ones with embroiderery anywhere on the sitting area. I have a brand new one where the leather shrunk a little and ripped all the way around the stiching.:mumble: I don't know if they fixed it, but the perforated ones wore out quickly.

 

[splat]

Yeah, buying a road saddle based on price isn't going to happen. I just want to get a feel for what you're all using on your road bikes. I figure the popular saddles are popular for a reason.

Com on , be daring , Go for the cheap saddle !!! You never know your Bum May Like it


I have been using flite's and Specilized Body Geometry's for the past 15 years on my Roadies

 

[Alfred]

If you like WTB saddles, IAB, I have ridden a Rocket V Stealth with great luck for a while. I just loaned it to someone else so I took it off of the CX bike.

 

[MMcG]

Here ya go IAB - this will get you sitting on your sit bones.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Here ya go IAB - this will get you sitting on your sit bones.

Is that a jai alai cesta?

 

[Alfred]

Here ya go IAB - this will get you sitting on your sit bones.

That thing just screams broken wiener.

 

[MMcG]

I've read a review or two and it actually works well. Looks weird though, but I can see how it would make you sit on your sit bones while in the saddle.

Loco, as far as it screaming broken weiner, it is actually designed to help prevent just that.

 

[MMcG]

How about a Brooks Swift IAB?

 

[I Are Baboon]

That Brooks saddle is pretty.

 

[MMcG]

yeah - I guess once broken in they feel pretty damned nice too.

I think one would look really good on my Serotta.

 

[I Are Baboon]

yeah - I guess once broken in they feel pretty damned nice too.

I think one would look really good on my Serotta.

$180. Oy.

 

[MMcG]

yup

They be pricey.

 

[I Are Baboon]

The Brooks saddle that Pie Lord and JBP mentioned are like $65.

 

[MMcG]

Have a look see at this one:

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/3842,66882_Fizik-CP3-MG-Pave-Road-Bike-Saddle.html

 

[McGRP01]

Terry Fly

 

[I Are Baboon]

I think I'm going to try the Brooks B17 that Opie and JBP recommended. I've heard good things about Brooks saddles and I like the price. If I don't like the Brooks, I'll opt for one of those mucho expensive Italian ones.

 

[narlus]

Weight 689 g

 

[jacksonpt]

I like my Fizik Pave a lot.

I've got a Pave - it's actually a replacement saddle - my original Fizik (don't remember the model) broke mid-ride.

Anyways... the Pave is ok.

If/when I get a new one, it'll be the Selle Italia SLK gelflow ($99). I have an SI on my mtn bike and I love it.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I've lost 11 pounds and will lose 5-6 more, so a couple hundred grams in the saddle doesn't really concern me.

 

[narlus]

I've lost 11 pounds and will lose 5-6 more, so a couple hundred grams in the saddle doesn't really concern me.

O RLY?

Cool. I'd live to try a solo, but I can't even ride for five hours without feeling like I'm going to die.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Orly?


Edit: I just want a comfortable saddle. I'm not trying to win any races here.