Triathlon - saddle upgrade opinons - what do you ride?

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lilscotboy
03-08-06, 07:55 PM
hi guys & gals

so having spent three seasons on my jamis roadie with clip-ons, aero wheels and a fast forward seatpost i finally upgraded to a guru tri-lite...she's been built up for a few months now (yes i know i should post pics) and after many hours on the trainer I'm looking for a new saddle.

I have a selle italia flite gel flow on there right now, but am looking for something a little more comfortable and tri specific for maybe a half IM this year.

the selle san marco azoto and the fizik arione tri seem to be the 'in' saddles the4se days, does anybody ride either of these and could you offer up opinions?

cheers

chrisesposito
03-09-06, 10:32 AM
I have the fizik, tri version on P3, regular Arione on Soloist. They have both been comfortable from Day 1. I have put a few thousand miles on the regular Arione, but much less on the tri version.
MHR
03-09-06, 02:21 PM
I use the Selle San Marco Aspide Tri Gel Saddle - Tubular Titanium
http://www.all3sports.com/product_info.php?products_id=1981
I have this on both of my Tri bikes
1. 190 grams
2. Comfort in 1/2 IM and IM's

lilscotboy
03-09-06, 02:28 PM
hmmm.....looks like a good ride, might have to take your recommendation

cheers
park
03-09-06, 09:27 PM
I have an Adamo saddle which is new from Blackwell Research and is designed by John Cobb: http://blackwellresearch.com/p_seats.htm
I have it on my time trial bike and so far I really like the feel. Because the cut out goes all the way through the tip of the saddle there is nothing there to irritate "the package".
cjbruin
03-10-06, 02:22 AM
Fizik Arione on my roadie...San Marco Azoto on the my tri. Love them both.
^*^BATMAN^*^
03-10-06, 06:11 AM
Specialized Body Geometry on my roadie, Selle Itali SLR on my tri/TT. Both are very comfortable, but I do get a little chanfing sometimes on the SLR, becasue the nose is a little wide for me.
audiojan
03-10-06, 09:36 AM
Second the recommendation for the Selle San Marco Aspide Tri. Supercomfortable in the aero position!
lilscotboy
03-10-06, 12:28 PM
thanks everyone, i pulled the trigger on a selle san marco aspide :)

should be here monday