saddles: Nashbar F1 or Forte Classic?
03-09-10, 10:24 AM
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saddles: Nashbar F1 or Forte Classic?
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes//Catalo...Term=f1+saddle
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...classic+saddle
I've been using the Specialized Avatar and like it but want to try something that might be slightly more forgiving. I'm 6'; 224 lbs; 50 yrs old; ride old steel bikes and or a newer roadified hybrid. I bike commute 26 miles round trip about 40 - 60 trips a year; do some long joy rides of 40 - 100 miles.
These are both roughly the same length and width of the Avatar, which is good, but I don't which one would be more comfortable for an all day event.
This is the Avatar which is fine except sometimes I wish it was more comfortable, meaning less pressure in one area.
https://kensbikeski.com/product/speci...le-50576-1.htm
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...classic+saddle
I've been using the Specialized Avatar and like it but want to try something that might be slightly more forgiving. I'm 6'; 224 lbs; 50 yrs old; ride old steel bikes and or a newer roadified hybrid. I bike commute 26 miles round trip about 40 - 60 trips a year; do some long joy rides of 40 - 100 miles.
These are both roughly the same length and width of the Avatar, which is good, but I don't which one would be more comfortable for an all day event.
This is the Avatar which is fine except sometimes I wish it was more comfortable, meaning less pressure in one area.
https://kensbikeski.com/product/speci...le-50576-1.htm
03-09-10, 04:47 PM
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I'd recommend finding a dealer with test saddles around. I guess with Performance and Nashbar, you could return the saddle if it did not suit you. You might also look at the Terry Fly saddle, and Selle San Marco Rolls saddles are always a good bet.
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