Recommendation on saddle

I second this recommendation..

"KBH" wrote in message
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I weigh 175 and have been riding a Selle Flight Trans Am for a few years.
Light I guess (the rails are the only Ti on my bike) . Like it.

http://www.roadbikereview.com/PRD_110982_2509crx.aspx


"Larry Elfenbein" wrote in message
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Weigh 185 lbs, maybe a little less. Want comfort, (not more padding) for
long rides, yet want light as possible without sacraficing comfort.
Also,
need split in middle. Recommendations appreciated. Not looking for a
debate,
just recommendations.

Thx,

LarPup

"Larry Elfenbein" writes:

Weigh 185 lbs, maybe a little less. Want comfort, (not more padding) for
long rides, yet want light as possible without sacraficing comfort. Also,
need split in middle. Recommendations appreciated. Not looking for a debate,
just recommendations.

Have you tried a traditional leather saddle? Yes I know they're hard
and the first time you get on one it seems murderously uncomfortable,
but they really do shape themselves to fit you personally.

I have Brooks Profesionals on my road bike and on my hill bike;
personally I wouldn't have anything else (unless it was a Brooks Swift).
URL: http://www.brookssaddles.com/index.php?type=mens_road

--
(Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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"Larry Elfenbein" writes:

Weigh 185 lbs, maybe a little less. Want comfort, (not more padding) for
long rides, yet want light as possible without sacraficing comfort. Also,
need split in middle. Recommendations appreciated. Not looking for a debate,
just recommendations.

Have you tried a traditional leather saddle? Yes I know they're hard
and the first time you get on one it seems murderously uncomfortable,
but they really do shape themselves to fit you personally.

I have Brooks Profesionals on my road bike and on my hill bike;
personally I wouldn't have anything else (unless it was a Brooks Swift).
URL: http://www.brookssaddles.com/index.php?type=mens_road

--
(Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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larpup- Weigh 185 lbs, maybe a little less. Want comfort, (not more padding)
for
long rides, yet want light as possible without sacraficing comfort. Also,
need split in middle. Recommendations appreciated. Not looking for a debate,
just recommendations. BRBR

Terry Dragonfly-

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

larpup- Weigh 185 lbs, maybe a little less. Want comfort, (not more padding)
for
long rides, yet want light as possible without sacraficing comfort. Also,
need split in middle. Recommendations appreciated. Not looking for a debate,
just recommendations. BRBR

Terry Dragonfly-

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

RE/
Have you tried a traditional leather saddle? Yes I know they're hard
and the first time you get on one it seems murderously uncomfortable,
but they really do shape themselves to fit you personally.

Has anybody ventured that a firm-enough saddle creates it's own "split in the
middle"?

Seems to me like if the sit bones are on something firm enough the soft tissue
between them is automatically kept from pressing on the saddle.

OTOH, if there's enough padding on the saddle for the sit bones to sink in,
having that cut-away channel probably helps prevent pressure between the sit
bones.
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PeteCresswell

RE/
Have you tried a traditional leather saddle? Yes I know they're hard
and the first time you get on one it seems murderously uncomfortable,
but they really do shape themselves to fit you personally.

Has anybody ventured that a firm-enough saddle creates it's own "split in the
middle"?

Seems to me like if the sit bones are on something firm enough the soft tissue
between them is automatically kept from pressing on the saddle.

OTOH, if there's enough padding on the saddle for the sit bones to sink in,
having that cut-away channel probably helps prevent pressure between the sit
bones.
-----------------------
PeteCresswell

On 21 Sep 2003 00:14:42 GMT, (Qui si parla
Campagnolo) wrote:

larpup- Weigh 185 lbs, maybe a little less. Want comfort, (not more padding)
for
long rides, yet want light as possible without sacraficing comfort. Also,
need split in middle. Recommendations appreciated. Not looking for a debate,
just recommendations. BRBR

Selle Italia SLR
Gel Flow- though its not to spongey -

On 21 Sep 2003 00:14:42 GMT, (Qui si parla
Campagnolo) wrote:

larpup- Weigh 185 lbs, maybe a little less. Want comfort, (not more padding)
for
long rides, yet want light as possible without sacraficing comfort. Also,
need split in middle. Recommendations appreciated. Not looking for a debate,
just recommendations. BRBR

Selle Italia SLR
Gel Flow- though its not to spongey -

Fizik Aliante

Expensive, but more comfortable than just about anything else out
there, firm enough not to require a cutout and light enough to fit a
racing bike.

Alex


"Larry Elfenbein" wrote in message ...
Weigh 185 lbs, maybe a little less. Want comfort, (not more padding) for
long rides, yet want light as possible without sacraficing comfort. Also,
need split in middle. Recommendations appreciated. Not looking for a debate,
just recommendations.

Thx,

LarPup