Don’t know how known this is but here it goes:
I was looking for a comfy saddle as I realised how good the stock saddle on my Defy felt after sitting on it from a Fizik Gobi on my Zesty. I began searching for for a Giant saddle for my Zesty too. I found out that the stock Giant saddle is a Velo make, type: VL-1205. So I knew what to look for from now on. As I was searching for VL-1205 saddles I found so many but from different brands. The Charge Spoon is also a VL-1205, but I could name Velo Endzone, Bikefun Granada, an also stock Merida X-mission and supposedly many more. Go on, see it for yourself, do the search for vl-1205 saddles. It also resembles the Ritchey Marathon but I’m not sure about that one. If you do your research in the subject you’ll find many more similarities between differently branded saddles too. I suspect that the platform comes from Velo for many.
Just wanted to share my find and hear about your experiences and opinions.
BTW the 1205 saddles are light around 230-260g,comfy and brilliant VFM. I suppose they come with different padding, different rails and obviously different trim.
Here are a few pics for comparison:
Not sure about this guy:
Look for the sticker: