any fans ?
I bought the big cheap one off ebay and it's good but really quite wide at the front. My ossum thighs rub on it and wondering about trying a thinner one
Does anyone KNOW if the notionally narrower saddles also have narrower fronts ?
(I'm a bel-air chap normally on mtb, anyone care to guess what width SMP might correspond best to my arse?)
no ?
don't come running to me when yer nadgers go all numb !
aww, come on - must I post pics of my chafed thighs ?! 😆
I use a carbon one on my road race bike, one of these:
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Looks like a torture instrument (there's no padding) but stupidly light and surprisingly comfortable. No wider at the front than a SLR or similar.
No chafing here, but I think my thighs are pretty normal.
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mine is how that would look with half a kilo of padding on it
I had a cheap one like you describe that came on a complete tt bike - lasted 1 whole ride
The thin bits round the cut out dug in and the width of te nose was incredible
Te more expensive ones like that above have narrower noses
Yeh, I think you're right t_r - even the padded ones (never mind 2tyred's sex toy) def look narrower
I don't find the thin bits cut in but the width at the front is a bit too much. I do find it generally comfy though, hence thinking about a thinner one, but they're triple the price 🙁
Mine came on a bike I bought second hand and I liked it straight away. Bought a TT bike last year and used it on that for a bit so decided I'd get another one so that I didn't need to keep swapping it across. Then I saw the price of a new one. 😯
The TT bike now has an SLR XP.
tried a cheap one (hybrid), liked the idea but too wide at the front. got another (lite 209) much better and kept it for a year. recently changed it for another one (evolution)....brilliant, narrower all over and flatter profile than the lite 209. expensive trial and error process though. i don't need one on my mtb's just the road bike.