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What saddle are you riding ?
Thinking about a change from the venerable SDG bel air.......
Gobi on the MTB and CX. Sella italia SLR in the road bike.
SDG all the way. Spoon not bad, but I love the bel air. Gobi was horrendous.
HTH!
Kev
SLR & a Toupe
WTB Rocket V
Bel Air all the way for me, i've tried the competition and there's no comparison.
Wow....was thinking gobi xm ........ Seems a wee bit "slight"........
Wtb Silverado. Wings in right place for sit bones, comfort from shell flex. 200grm with ti rails and often reduced or cheap on here.
Spoon
SDG formula FXR
came on my commencal and its the best saddle i've had, I reversed over it and it broke, but I'll be replacing it with one of these if I ever see them at a steal.
spoon.
San Marco Regal
cro-mo spoon
Passtherizzla I have a brand new SDG formula mtr titanium for sale, never used in black.....
SDG Bel Air RL.
Also tried the Gobi and it was.....well...... 😯
Years of long-distance motorbike riding has left me with a cast-iron bum, so the Charge Knife graces most of my bikes- light, tough, not too expensive, and surprisingly comfortable (I don't wear chamois either).
And the road bike's got one of those Ragley titanium rail saddles, just because it was lying around- quite nice too but not as well shaped.
Was on a Spoon for a good 18 months, started becoming really uncomfortable, now on a Bel Air and like it, just need to move it forward a bit.
Road bike and Cyclocross bike - Specialized Romin
Mountain Bike - Selle Italia SLR XC Flow
The Bel Air is well comfy I wouldn't see any reason to change. Although the red/black 2011 version on my hardtail feels harder than the black 2010 that I used to have on there and the black/snow camo 2011 that I have on the bouncer. 😐
All spoons
bel air all the way for me!
Slr flow or toupe
Fizik Tundra
SDG Bel Air I-beam.
I've no idea why more people don't use ibeam posts / saddles. Great way to reduce weight without spending a fortune and the adjustability / simplicity is great.
Spoons are OK but they go soft pretty quickly.
Toupe/Phenom is my current fave.
And I have a lovely Brooks B17 on the tourer
Because there is a very limited choice of saddle and seatpost and there's more than enough adjustability in a standard setup which, once adjusted, never really needs changed.Blackflag - Member
I've no idea why more people don't use ibeam posts / saddles. Great way to reduce weight without spending a fortune and the adjustability / simplicity is great.
passtherizla - Member
> http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29671Ti for less than the cromo... tempted.
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Thanks for that - combined with £12 off this weekend that's a steal!
Another vote for the Bel Air RL, my Five came with a Gobi XM but I couldn't get on with it..
SDG Bell Air ti. On both mountain bikes.
Flite Ti - Now back!
Brooks B17 - Never went away.
Just changed from a SDG FX I beam to a Gobi XM when I got the Reverb post. So far I'm liking the Fizik offering. Very comfortable, and so far more durable than it looks.
If it wasn't for the fact that 3/4s of all the ibeams I've ever seen ended up with the tops broken off, I guess I'd be more tempted. Oh, that and the howls of pain from optimistic Ifly owners.
slr 135gram on the mtb and slr 165 on the road bike
Still tempted to try the gobi xm.......
Spesh Toupe on the road bike
Spesh Alias on the 29er
WTB Pure V SLT on the full bouncer
WTB Pure V on the C456
Though the Alias might come off and be replaced with a Pure V SLT, as they are my favourite.
bell air ti on one bike, ragley whatever on the other. SDG is better, ragley is ok but shorts hang up on the back of it. Had a WTB devo which was great but they're pricey.
Spoon on the MTB. Selle Italia Flight Carbonio on the road bike.
Liked my sdg bel air then changed to a charge spoon hated that saddle with a passion it really didn't fit me i guess.
Now have a gobi cheap from merlin, 33 quid with discounts 🙂 broke it in over long mynd and hopwood last week and i have to say im impressed, nice and comfy.
Mountain bikes - Spoon?Madison Flux (same thing)
Road bike - Fizik Kurve
Bell air too wide for my skinny ass so using a Gobi now which is fine.
Ragley cheeky for me...would like something harder wearing and possibly better quality/more exp but it suits my derrière so it'll remain my perch of choice 8)
Ti Spoon. Bought a second recently, to stash away in case they stop doing them.
Tried a Ti Knife, not for me. Must get round to selling it.
gobi, Ifly carbon and a carbon sellesanmarco jobbo. I can't ride squidgy saddles
Cromo Spoon on my trail centre warriors Five
Ti Brooks Swallows on my niche whore Surly Pug and Big Dummy
Think I'm the only person in the world who actually likes ifly saddles. I do have a bony ass though. Biffers probs best not apply, you might lose it!
Edit: or not, someone just up there does too.