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...as the title suggests. I am after a real leather covered saddle, preferably on the narrow side. I am currently running a Selle Italia Flite Gel Flow (I think it is about 135mm wide), but I find the hooked rear end snags on my shorts. Plus it's showing it's age.
I look forward to hearing your recommendations. Oh, and no Brooks suggestions please.
Have a punt at a Charge Spoon, I use Fiziks on 3 0f my bikes and I am well impressed with the Spoon especialy at £20 from wiggle and
The £20 isn't real leather. Anyone tried the Selle Italia Signo?
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Fizik saddles do not use real leather.
Real leather is not a very realistic or necessary prerequisite if you ask me. Even super expensive Selle Italia saddles are Lorica, which isn't "real leather" either. Spoons are really good - also interesting is the Knife, which is a slimmer lighter version. Plus you can get leather Spoons - the ti rail version. The plastic of my normal Spoon is completely unmarked after well over a year of abuse, plus it doesn't absorb water, plus it looks like leather anyway.
I love the proper old Flites, but they are really hard to get now. No idea why they felt the need to bring out the new shape - they already had the classic, definitive saddle.
Selle Italia website says: "Covering in breathable full-grain leather"
I was advised by a doctor that leather is by far and away the best covering for a saddle.
[i]I was advised by a doctor that leather is by far and away the best covering for a saddle.[/i]
I work and ride with many doctors, and wouldn't take a saddle recommendation from any of them...
They don't have 'what's the best saddle material' lectures in medical school.
Anyway, light, thin, leatherish; [b]Selle Italia SLR[/b] in any of it's various guises.
http://wtb.com/products/saddles/saddles-sst/
importer isn't planning on importing them though 🙁
although crc seem to have them
Can't believe no one has mentioned Brooks!