White Arione Saddle-stupid color
07-06-06, 12:56 AM
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White Arione Saddle-stupid color
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I just got a new arione saddle in white with silver stripe in the middle. My school team bib short is red so only after a few weeks, my saddle is now pink. This drives me crazy as I had the bib washed at least 20 times before I started wearing it on this saddle. It seems that arione is using some kind of suede/leather that has the absorbent capacity of a sponge. I write this as a caveat to potential buyers of the white saddle who wear red bibs. Unless pink is your thing.....
The plus side is that an attractive twenty something brunette I met on the road told me I had sweet-looking saddle
I just got a new arione saddle in white with silver stripe in the middle. My school team bib short is red so only after a few weeks, my saddle is now pink. This drives me crazy as I had the bib washed at least 20 times before I started wearing it on this saddle. It seems that arione is using some kind of suede/leather that has the absorbent capacity of a sponge. I write this as a caveat to potential buyers of the white saddle who wear red bibs. Unless pink is your thing.....
The plus side is that an attractive twenty something brunette I met on the road told me I had sweet-looking saddle
07-06-06, 11:24 AM
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Try a leather cleaner. An automotive one should work fine and shouldn't damage the saddle.
07-06-06, 11:36 AM
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It's hopeless. Mine is blue from our team shorts and I've tried several leather cleaners, simple green you name it. Luckily the blue pantone looks kinda cool on my bike.
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Try a Mr. Clean eraser. I was a sceptic at first but those things are amazing. Get stuff out that most cleaners wont and they are cheap (I should get paid for this).
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I almost swapped out my black Arione for the exact white/silver one that you have ... to match the white lettering on my new bike. Glad I didn't now. My LBS owner must have known what he was talking about when he advised against going with a white saddle.
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Originally Posted by botto
white saddles & bar tape should oonly be used by pros. don't even get me started on red bibs
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Originally Posted by woodcycl
I agree ... but I have to admit, I do like white bar tape! Just have to change it more often!
then again the ultimate crime is white bibs.
on sunday i saw so many guys wearing white bibs, it drove me insane. i kept having to sprint past them, because i really wasn't into reading my fortune out of their Assfros
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You might research how to dye the saddle black, bet the middle would stay silver. But then you might end up getting black on those pretty red bibs
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This so timely. I ordered a white seat this morning. Of course I only wear black shorts.
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Originally Posted by pathdoc
This so timely. I ordered a white seat this morning. Of course I only wear black shorts.
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Well at least you can't see it when you're riding.
I'm sure that makes you feel much better
I'm sure that makes you feel much better
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I've had many white Flite saddles and they don't transfer the color like the Fizik does. I have a white saddle and and white bar tape and I keep them both very clean. It's easy to keep white bar tape clean if you stay on top of it. Also if you wear the right white bibs you won't see through them. My Castelli Ypro3's are not see through at all.
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These guys don't seem to mind pink saddles.
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