General Cycling Discussion - Anyone actually bought a woven elastic saddle by Saddleco.?

If so what do you think..Is the ride pure comfort.? Does this woven elastic cause any resistance or chafing...? Weight distribution is supposed to be everywhere since it conforms to your shape..
Is it worth the $150 ...Any problems with it.?

that saddle looks amazingly comfortable...but one complaint i keep seeing about it is that if you have wider sit bones they rest on the edges of the saddle and hurt like a...you know...
i really wish my lbs had this saddle because i really want to try it.

This saddle has a wieght limit, so clydesdales beware.

If so what do you think..Is the ride pure comfort.? Does this woven elastic cause any resistance or chafing...? Weight distribution is supposed to be everywhere since it conforms to your shape..
Is it worth the $150 ...Any problems with it.?

I got one of these early in the year and have been comfy every since! I've tried a lot of different saddles to get that comfort on century rides and brevets and this one is by far the best. After 1 test ride of about 60 miles I did a 300k brevet on it with absolutely no problems during or after the ride. Since then, I've ridden 3 or 4 century rides, again with no problems.

Can't really comment on the durability of the saddle yet -- I've been putting 450-600 miles a month on it with no signs of stretching or tearing, but it's only been about 5 months.

Here are some things I've found .... You will probably need to raise your seatpost 1 to 2 cm to compensate for the give in the mesh when you put your weight on it, and you may want to set it back 1/2 to 1 cm since the very back of the seat is frame and not really usable saddle area.

As good as the saddle is, there are a few things I would like to see changed -- the profile of the saddle could be a bit flatter, and the nose/front of the saddle could be a little narrower (if you peddle with your knees very close to the top tube and have beefy legs, there may be chafing issues).

For heavier/larger riders I can see some potential problems like bottoming out on the seatpost clamp/bolt and/or pressure/chafing from the frame on the sides of the saddle (from wider sit bones). I'm fairly skinny (narrow sit bones) and weigh in around 155 and it works fine for me.

I guess you're looking at the titanium model for $150, because the "regular" model can be found for $90-$100 in some places (like on sale at Performance, and with a discount coupon, it would be like $80), or on e-bay for less than that (I paid $45 for mine, brand new).