What seats are everyone using?

bfra1 Wrote:
I'm looking to replace my road bike seat and am wondering what will be
more comfortable that my current brick.
I'd love to know what seats are popular with the road riders.
The stock FUJI seat thats like....an inch thick tops.


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Fusioned

"Richard Sherratt" wrote in
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Selle Italia Trans Am Max. A bit wider than the Flight. Just right for
those of us who are not built like Lance :-)

Stay away from gel anything. The gel transfers the pressure from where
it should be to the squishy bits. Not good for your sex life.

The Flite's gel pads are very thin and positioned
where the sit bones contact the saddle. They're
not like those bean-bag style exercise-bike
saddles..

hippy

"tonykara"
flyingdutch Wrote:
was eyeing off Geoff's saddle, selle sleek, light looking thing
altho maybe a carbon seatpost might give me mre benefit as my bum likes
my saddle...

ive got selle italia flight transam (titanium rails) not the cushiest
saddle but seems to fit me fine.

One of those might be an alternative for my.. uh.. sprinter's
butt :-) They're wider than standard Flite, yeah?

Dutch.....did you say that you were looking at Geoff's saddle? thats
sick. kids look away...wierdo online

I let that one slide.. I'm a nice guy ;-)

hippy

"hippy" wrote in message
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"tonykara"
flyingdutch Wrote:
was eyeing off Geoff's saddle, selle sleek, light looking thing
altho maybe a carbon seatpost might give me mre benefit as my bum
likes
my saddle...

ive got selle italia flight transam (titanium rails) not the cushiest
saddle but seems to fit me fine.

One of those might be an alternative for my.. uh.. sprinter's
butt :-) They're wider than standard Flite, yeah?

hippy

I bought one but it doesn't fit me. It's not too bad, I tried it for a week,
moved it around to try and find the sweet spot but after about 80km I just
couldn't stay comfortable. The cutout seems to work though. Also got a older
Trimatic that's even worse that I call the "ass-hatchet" Gone back to the
el-cheapo specialized till I find something better. I've read all the theory
but I just seem to need a bit more padding under the sit bones.

If anyone is interested in either (try them out if you're in brisbane) let
me know. I was thinking of trying a san marco rolls.

Adam

Serfas Stinger series performance saddles made for Serfas by the the World's
largest mid to high-end saddle manufacturer Velo , Ti rails etc. for under
100$
http://www.serfas.com/racing_saddles/index_racing.html
Steve
@IDEAL

PS. this brand doesn't sponsor big pro teams so you won't be paying that
premium.


"Fusioned" wrote in message
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bfra1 Wrote:
I'm looking to replace my road bike seat and am wondering what will be
more comfortable that my current brick.
I'd love to know what seats are popular with the road riders.
The stock FUJI seat thats like....an inch thick tops.


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Fusioned

"Steve" wrote
Serfas Stinger series performance saddles made for Serfas by the the
World's
largest mid to high-end saddle manufacturer Velo , Ti rails etc. for
under 100$
http://www.serfas.com/racing_saddles/index_racing.html

These look alright and the price is half that of a
Selle Italia or San Marco.. so has anyone used
these? How's the durability/finish/features/comfort?

hippy

bfra1 Wrote:
I'm looking to replace my road bike seat and am wondering what will be
more comfortable that my current brick.
I'd love to know what seats are popular with the road riders.

add me as another vote for the venerable Flite series - last
one I had a was flite Ti transam (non-gel), absolutely the most
comfortable saddle I've had (had been on a standard flite before
that).

Only problem is my wife (having suffered thru trying various 'womens'
saddles) has now nicked it (and is equally happy on it as I was),
leaving
me on a Fizik Arione, which is ok (the extra length and really flat
profile suits the way I tend to fidget on the hills, but a little
wide/flat at the back), but not as comfy on really long rides.

I'm also using a Fizik Gobi (the 'mtb' version of the Arione
on the mountainbike), and I reckon it'd be great on the road too
(slightly
narrower than the Arione which would be ideal).

Now if only flites didn't suffer from sag after a few years....


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jdnz

hippy Wrote:
"Steve" wrote
Serfas Stinger series performance saddles made for Serfas by the the
World's
largest mid to high-end saddle manufacturer Velo , Ti rails etc. for
under 100$
http://www.serfas.com/racing_saddles/index_racing.html

These look alright and the price is half that of a
Selle Italia or San Marco.. so has anyone used
these? How's the durability/finish/features/comfort?

hippy

I actually used a Velo 'Jet' (absolute 100% Flite ripoff) in the early
90s ,
and it was good - nice leather cover, felt pretty much the same
as the real thing and lasted incredibly well (it's still lurking in a
dark
corner of my garage - had been on the mag trainer bike 'til this
winter).

Just watch out for the Velo's with the silly rubber 'cutout' bits in
them - I've
got a velo made WTB speed V and a velo labelled as an 'ontrack' like
that,
and they're both way too bendy (feel good for 5 mins and suck after
the first 15mins).

The general rule seems to be if the saddle feels too hard
and unbendable it'll be good - anything soft and cushy just sucks on
long
rides.

other saddle me and my wife have been thru

Selle Italia XO gel - surprisingly good for a cheap saddle, good
profile and nice narrow shape and a decent solid shell, my wife still
has one on her mtb, I donated mine to a friend after he trashed the
rails on his landing a jump badly.

Selle Italia LDY / LDY gel - my wifes most hated saddle, way too wide,
both
in the nose and in the back - for a 'serious' saddle you have to
wonder
what size women rider they had in mind!!

Terry Damselfly - the narrowest, hardest saddle I've ever seen (it's
about 130mm across at the widest), yet Suse loved it - she just wished
the
cutout was a bit more generous and the nose slightly more padded
(murder
down in the drops).

Selle Italia Octavia - just too wide and flat for me, yet a friend
loves
his (he's 6'4" and about 25kg heavier than me though - he tried
my Flite and described it as 'butt floss').


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jdnz

tonykara Wrote:

Dutch.....did you say that you were looking at Geoff's saddle? thats
sick. kids look away...wierdo online

was that 'Sunday-piker' tony?
youre the founder of the 'Leyland Bros ride'. there are
'responsibilities' you know...


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flyingdutch

Peter S Wrote:
"Richard Sherratt" wrote

I'm looking to replace my road bike seat and am wondering what will
be
more comfortable that my current brick.
I'd love to know what seats are popular with the road riders.

Selle Italia Trans Am Max. A bit wider than the Flight. Just right
for
those of us who are not built like Lance :-)

Stay away from gel anything. The gel transfers the pressure from
where
it should be to the squishy bits. Not good for your sex life.

I spent ages deciding on a new saddle, finally decided to try the much
lauded Fizik Arione. Almost bought a Turbomatic 4, which I'd still like
to
try to see if my 'other' choice would have suited me too. After the
first
couple of rides I thought I'd blown my cash. Now after finally finding
just
the right adjustment I love it. Initially I had it too far back, then
the
front tilted a smidge too low. Mind you the other saddle was an entry
level
Selle Italia Xo which i didn't like at all.

After reading Richards reply I'd like to try the Trans Am Max too - it
sounds nice!

I recently posted a question to this group about hill climbing
technique and
got some great feedback. This has led me to train on more slopes and
gradients than previously. I conciously spend some time off the saddle
during a lot of rides now and this is probably all part of being able
to do
a long ride without too much saddle soreness.

Good luck with your choice. It's still a matter of buying and trying
unless
you've got a friend or belong to a group with bikes and saddles you can
try.

Peter S

http://www.cecilwalker.com.au/category32_1.htm

Sans Marco Rolls $69. Bargain!!!


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flyingdutch