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Nervously eyeing the very narrow Selle Italia SLR saddle on my new road bike, the obvious thing to do is to take it out for a 5 hour ride and see how I get on, but presuming it goes badly, what fits like a Spoon but lighter? I'm guessing something from the Fabric range?


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 7:43 pm
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Charge Knife?


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 8:15 pm
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Fizik Aliante carbon is similar ish.

The Fabric's are also similar but the cover is too tacky so it's difficult to move around if you want to.


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 8:18 pm
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Specialized saddles in 143mm are about the same width. Try a Toupe.


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 9:40 pm
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SLRs are brilliant it might take a bit longer than 5 hrs to break in but persevere. Not sure which one you’re looking at but the carbonios are fantastic


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 9:48 pm
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I have a Knife, and find it agreeable. Feels very similar to the spoon.


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 9:53 pm
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Or a Charge Spoon and live with the small weight increase. Or a Charge Knife as above.


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 9:57 pm
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Charge knife - which is what I have on my road bike.


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 10:03 pm
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I really like the Knife but I don't think it's that much like the Spoon tbh- pretty different shape


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 10:15 pm
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Fabric Scoop shallow (or flat if you don't want it [i]too[/i] much like a spoon).


 
Posted : 03/11/2017 10:50 pm
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Ti Spoon? TBH comfort is worth a few grammes in the long run.


 
Posted : 04/11/2017 2:28 am
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Check out the fabric range. I thought they started off as the same mould. Either way I find them to be very similar and the fabric ones are relatively light.


 
Posted : 04/11/2017 9:48 am
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SLRs are brilliant

Agree, have used them for years. Also used a spoon many tears ago and liked that too so they are presumably similar in compatibility for a certain shape of rider.


 
Posted : 04/11/2017 10:42 am
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I swapped from Spoons to Spech ronins when the covering of Spoons changed. They are lighter but not as light as Spech claim.


 
Posted : 04/11/2017 11:53 am