Originally Posted by
Gramercy
What other online places are good to buy from? Do most have return policies? I don't mind spending more knowing that I can return it for like $6 shipping and then get another one. Seems like people love or hate Fizik so it's a riskier purchase than other brands.
The Performance Bike house brand, Forte, is usually pretty aggressively priced on their
website and I've had good luck with the "classic".
They might even be made by the same maker as the lesser Selle Italias, with which I've
also had pretty good luck. You really need to look at the quality of the foam padding
(needs to be high density) and the quality and flex of the shell.
Of the Forte saddles I've bought, one was bad out of the box and squeaked (a shell issue).
Performance is very good about returns on their stuff...at least they are here where I live.
All the major brands make a variety of quality levels in saddles.