The Toupe Carbon is shown on a few US websites but availability is zero. I heard there were production issues and it was to be introduced in 2011 instead. Hopefully at a more palatable price point too 
In the meantine that new Toupe looks nice. 
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Suggestions needed, best all day xc saddle wanted...
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Posted 2 years ago #
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i always use a sele italia ladies saddle on my hummer
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after trying many over the years i finally listened to an old fella and gave one a try. i know they don't look that sexy but once broken in you really can't beat* a Brooks B17 narrow.
*but you can take great pride in giving it a good polishWTB saddles are quite comfy but in my opinion are too wide and found they could chaffe. Specialised BG are ok provided you get the right size. SDG looked great (tiger skin) but felt a bit 'fat'.
but after many years of pondering this question i've come to the conclusion that its purely down to the individual - no two arses are the same i suppose.Posted 2 years ago # -
The Toupe Carbon is shown on a few US websites but availability is zero. I heard there were production issues and it was to be introduced in 2011 instead.
Aye, but it's been pulled from the Spesh US site, where it was shown with pricing and stuff, I imagine all the shop websites just populate theirs from Spesh, safe to say you won't see it any time soon!
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Tis true...however, Spesh UK are prone to copying the US specs too.
'SL3 Features' details an "incredibly stiff oversized BB" for the frameset. However what you get in the UK is a threaded 68mm bb instead. It does actually say threaded on the technical specs page which makes it somewhat confusing.
Back on topic. Difference saddles for different folks seems to be the trend. Try some out before you buy if you can.
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Another vote for charge saddles.
I've done two 24 hour solos on my current one and not had to resort to two pairs of padded shorts (at the same time) in either race. That settles it for me.
If you want more convincing:
They#re probably just a rebaged cheapo generic saddle but they come in a nice range of colours, aren't particularly heavy (I think, not actually checked...), are ridiculously cheap (£20 - cheap enough to try without worrying if you're going to like it or not) and are, for me, very comfy.
Better than the flites I used to use, way better than the soggy mess SDG saddles turn into in the wet and much better than Spesh's BG stuff. Awesome.
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I tried loads of saddles and the current best is a Specialized Body Geo that I got after being measured on the spesh "arse-ometer" (basically a bit of memory foam). It's still not perfect though - numbness in places I don't want it. I'm tempted to try a Charge of some kind, but I think at my weight anythings going to cause numbness!
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Re: Spoons
They#re probably just a rebaged cheapo generic saddle but they come in a nice range of coloursThat's the thing, the Spoon isn't just a rebadged saddle, it's been quite cleverly designed/produced to give more. I'm sure Nick'll tell you if you ask him nicely.
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Spesh Phenom SL - got these on 3 of my bikes, absolutely love them, very comfy and good light weight.
I've also got an Selle Italia SLR that can get used for short xc blasts but find it starts to get sore after 2.5-3 hours.
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Try the I beam ones, there's loads of give in them. Comfiest I've used in a while.
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