saddle longevity

My 3 year old Serfas Curva saddle (which initially had a fairly flat
surface) seems to be getting more and more V-shaped with usage. The
saddle's shell is some sort of plastic (nylon?). Is this sort of
"reshaping" of the shell to be expected after a few years? What sort of
longevity should I expect from a saddle with a plastic shell?

Jean

my (second hand) identiti kevlar saddle snapped in half the other day -
pretty uncomfortable. showed no signs before hand - it suddenly became very
uncomfortable.
lucky i had a spare at home.

Cheers
Colin

"Jean" wrote in message
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My 3 year old Serfas Curva saddle (which initially had a fairly flat
surface) seems to be getting more and more V-shaped with usage. The
saddle's shell is some sort of plastic (nylon?). Is this sort of
"reshaping" of the shell to be expected after a few years? What sort of
longevity should I expect from a saddle with a plastic shell?

Jean

"Jean" wrote in message
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My 3 year old Serfas Curva saddle (which initially had a fairly flat
surface) seems to be getting more and more V-shaped with usage. The
saddle's shell is some sort of plastic (nylon?). Is this sort of
"reshaping" of the shell to be expected after a few years? What sort
of
longevity should I expect from a saddle with a plastic shell?

Forever. I still ride a 1973 Cinelli saddle, a Unicanitor from about
'78. I have a Turbo (my favorite saddle) from the 80s. All of them
have plastic shells, none of which have changed shape over the years --
at least not appreciably. I had a Brooks from '69 or so (bought used),
and it did become an ass-hatchet, but that is another thread. -- Jay
Beattie.

Jay Beattie wrote:
"Jean" wrote in message -
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My 3 year old Serfas Curva saddle (which initially had a fairly flat
surface) seems to be getting more and more V-shaped with usage. The
saddle's shell is some sort of plastic (nylon?). Is this sort of
"reshaping" of the shell to be expected after a few years? What sort
of
longevity should I expect from a saddle with a plastic shell?
Forever. I still ride a 1973 Cinelli saddle, a Unicanitor from about
'78. I have a Turbo (my favorite saddle) from the 80s. All of them
have plastic shells, none of which have changed shape over the years
-- at least not appreciably. I had a Brooks from '69 or so (bought
used), and it did become an ass-hatchet, but that is another thread.
-- Jay Beattie.




I agree with Jay. I too use Cinelli Unicanitor saddles, from about '78
vintage, on both my touring and road bikes and they have not altered
their shape in the least over the years, or the miles. I do give them
both the occasional treatment of leather perservator, but that is about
all. My Brookes Professional "ass-hatchet", I gave to a vintage bike
collector..........byfred



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Jay Beattie wrote:
"Jean" wrote in message
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My 3 year old Serfas Curva saddle (which initially had a fairly
flat
surface) seems to be getting more and more V-shaped with usage.
The
saddle's shell is some sort of plastic (nylon?). Is this sort of
"reshaping" of the shell to be expected after a few years? What
sort
of
longevity should I expect from a saddle with a plastic shell?
Forever. I still ride a 1973 Cinelli saddle, a Unicanitor from
about
'78. I have a Turbo (my favorite saddle) from the 80s. All of them
have plastic shells, none of which have changed shape over the
years
-- at least not appreciably. I had a Brooks from '69 or so (bought
used), and it did become an ass-hatchet, but that is another
thread.
-- Jay Beattie.




I agree with Jay. I too use Cinelli Unicanitor saddles, from about '78
vintage, on both my touring and road bikes and they have not altered
their shape in the least over the years, or the miles. I do give them
both the occasional treatment of leather perservator, but that is
about
all. My Brookes Professional "ass-hatchet", I gave to a vintage bike
collector..........byfred

You know, my post should have said a Cinelli Unicanitor from about '73
(maybe a little later) and an Ideal 2002 from 1978. That was a good
saddle, too. I looked at Ebay and saw a used Unicanitor sold for $46.
Gawdamighty, that is about twice (or more) than I paid for mine. These
were not expensive saddles, any of them. -- Jay Beattie.