Road Cycling - Terry Fly vs. Koobi Enduro

I'm still hunting for the perfect seat for my new C'dale R800, and my leading contenders at the moment are the Terry Fly and one of the Koobi's, probably the Enduro. Anybody tried both of them and have data to share? It's easy for me to check out the Fly at one of the local stores, but the Koobi requires ordering, so it's hard to do a side-by-side.

You're in luck...I've had both saddles. I'm currently using the Koobi Enduro and prefer it over the Terry Fly. The Terry's padding is not as firm as the Koobi one - this is why the Terry hurt me more. I've yet to find the perfect saddle. It's going to hurt one way or the other - I guess it's the quest to find the saddle that hurts the least. Construction wise, both are well made, with the Terry saddle being a little bit lighter (10 grams!) and it uses Ti rails. I'm not particularly fond of the texturing that Terry puts on their leather part of the saddles.

Everyones butt is shaped differently - what works for me may not work for you. Good luck.

I am currently riding the AU Chrono from Koobi and couldn't be happier. It is a quality saddle and has been comfortable from day one. Koobi actually makes testing a saddle very easy. If you check out their website they have a 30 day money back satisfaction guarantee. So order it, ride it, and if you don't like it return it. Koobi's customer service and responsiveness are outstanding. I would order a saddle from them again in a heartbeat.

My wife rides the Terry butterfly saddle and it seems to be high quality. The padding seems a bit less firm than my Koobi, but to each their own.

Good luck!

Cool. Sounds like I ought to order a Koobi and give 'em a try. I am a little concerned by Rippin's message, though - 'they all hurt'? My experience hasn't been that bad, yet, but I'm increasing my ride times, so who can say?

Hey Guys (n Gals),

I hate to sound like a broken record, but, if you wanna save your butts, get Assos bibs. Yeah, they're 200 big ones. Put it this way, though. I ride on a Specialized Body Geometry seat, which I understand is not a very good one, comfort-wise. Then again, if I could feel it to begin with, I might have something to complain about. With Assos bibs, say goodbye to saddle sores and any kind of general discomfort you used to experience. You'll never worry about finding the "right" seat again. Lastly, I'm just a lowly, full-retail paying consumer. I ain't trying to promote anything... I just know what works and these shorts work like a Swiss watch. They rule. Put some pennies aside and get some. You'll thank yourself mile after mile.;)

Steve

FWIW: Other things that cost $200: Two NYC parking tickets. Going to the movies with your wife four times in NYC (with popcorn & soda). A hundred trips on the NYC subway. Taking the wife to one Broadway performance. There, you see? All of a sudden 200 bucks for a pair of bike shorts, which you'll get several year's wear out of, doesn't seem so unreasonable.:D

All these people who cant find a good saddle,why not ride a recumbent?
Anyway,this saddle thing why do some so called experts say a saddle should be slightly tillted nose up and others nose down?
But what about thses saddles with slots,what is thier best position?
Nose up ,level,or nose down.

I have the Terry Fly on both my road bike and my commuter. I've tried lots of saddles in the past 4 years and it's the best I've run across so far.