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01-22-06, 03:00 PM
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Show your saddle.
What saddle are you using on your road bike? Got more than one? Post them all? Comments, suggestions please.
I have used nothing but Brooks B17 saddles and have always found them to be comfortable for the most part. However I mainly have ridden upright mountain bikes and just got a road bike last Spring. I have never found it as comfortable on the road bike, despite repeated adjustments it seems to irritate the prostate area from time to time. I can't figure it out. Sometimes it is fine and sometimes it bugs me!
Please only post saddles that you are running on a roadbike ONLY!
I have used nothing but Brooks B17 saddles and have always found them to be comfortable for the most part. However I mainly have ridden upright mountain bikes and just got a road bike last Spring. I have never found it as comfortable on the road bike, despite repeated adjustments it seems to irritate the prostate area from time to time. I can't figure it out. Sometimes it is fine and sometimes it bugs me!
Please only post saddles that you are running on a roadbike ONLY!
01-22-06, 03:22 PM
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I have used Terry Fly Tri for the last 3 months and can say after a metric there are no numb bits. A firm seat with thin gel strips around cutout and sitbone area. Couldn't find a bad review of it anywhere. Nice perforated leather with none of the goofy fly stuff on it.
01-22-06, 03:27 PM
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I guess I'll play along ... although my post is not especially exciting;
Selle San Marco Concor. Basically this pic, but with a plain black lorica cover. It's very comfy.
Mark
Selle San Marco Concor. Basically this pic, but with a plain black lorica cover. It's very comfy.
Mark
01-22-06, 06:58 PM
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I don't have any actual pictures of my own saddles, just this one of a Brooks Team Pro, but I may be able to give you a few hints about your B17. I've used a B17 on a Trek 7500FX Hybrid for the last 5-6 years which represents well over 10,000 km of riding. I have a Brooks Team pro on my Lemond. In anticipation of buying the Lemond I broke-in the Team pro on the Trek this past fall and in switching the saddle over to the Lemond have realized that the saddle requirements of the 2 bikes are really different.
If you are sitting up-right as on an MTN or Hybrid bike you need a wider saddle to support your seat better, as opposed to a road bike saddle which needs to be narrow to prevent chafing on the inside of your thighs. On the Trek I have the B17 set up with the nose up a bit, that's dialled in after a lot of riding and for me is set up perfectly. In contrast, The Team pro on the Lemond is level. The B17 has a moderate amount of sag while the Team pro is snug with the bolt adjusted to take out all of the slack after ~ 1000km breakin. Neither saddle could be exchanged for the other without a loss of comfort or a lot of adjusting.
If you are sitting up-right as on an MTN or Hybrid bike you need a wider saddle to support your seat better, as opposed to a road bike saddle which needs to be narrow to prevent chafing on the inside of your thighs. On the Trek I have the B17 set up with the nose up a bit, that's dialled in after a lot of riding and for me is set up perfectly. In contrast, The Team pro on the Lemond is level. The B17 has a moderate amount of sag while the Team pro is snug with the bolt adjusted to take out all of the slack after ~ 1000km breakin. Neither saddle could be exchanged for the other without a loss of comfort or a lot of adjusting.
01-22-06, 07:02 PM
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Brooks Swallow on the LeMond: (new as of this past week... and it's comfy but need a bit of break-in)
Brooks Team Pro on the Trek 520 (commuter / someday tourer):
Brooks Team Pro on the Trek 520 (commuter / someday tourer):
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Originally Posted by bccycleguy
I have a Brooks Team pro on my Lemond. In anticipation of buying the Lemond I broke-in the Team pro on the Trek this past fall and in switching the saddle over to the Lemond have realized that the saddle requirements of the 2 bikes are really different.
I found this too, as I moved the Team Pro to my LeMond for indoor trainer rides. It was more comfy than the Selle I had... but a bit too wide for the dropped position of my bars - hence the purchase of the Swallow.
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My Brooks B-17. It looked like some of the others when it came out of the box ... but it is a bit more curvy now. 
That's what a Brooks looks like after approx. 20,000 kms.
I've taken some other shots of it, but haven't had them developed yet.
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That's what a Brooks looks like after approx. 20,000 kms.I've taken some other shots of it, but haven't had them developed yet.
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Originally Posted by bccycleguy
I don't have any actual pictures of my own saddles, just this one of a Brooks Team Pro, but I may be able to give you a few hints about your B17. I've used a B17 on a Trek 7500FX Hybrid for the last 5-6 years which represents well over 10,000 km of riding. I have a Brooks Team pro on my Lemond. In anticipation of buying the Lemond I broke-in the Team pro on the Trek this past fall and in switching the saddle over to the Lemond have realized that the saddle requirements of the 2 bikes are really different.
If you are sitting up-right as on an MTN or Hybrid bike you need a wider saddle to support your seat better, as opposed to a road bike saddle which needs to be narrow to prevent chafing on the inside of your thighs. On the Trek I have the B17 set up with the nose up a bit, that's dialled in after a lot of riding and for me is set up perfectly. In contrast, The Team pro on the Lemond is level. The B17 has a moderate amount of sag while the Team pro is snug with the bolt adjusted to take out all of the slack after ~ 1000km breakin. Neither saddle could be exchanged for the other without a loss of comfort or a lot of adjusting.
If you are sitting up-right as on an MTN or Hybrid bike you need a wider saddle to support your seat better, as opposed to a road bike saddle which needs to be narrow to prevent chafing on the inside of your thighs. On the Trek I have the B17 set up with the nose up a bit, that's dialled in after a lot of riding and for me is set up perfectly. In contrast, The Team pro on the Lemond is level. The B17 has a moderate amount of sag while the Team pro is snug with the bolt adjusted to take out all of the slack after ~ 1000km breakin. Neither saddle could be exchanged for the other without a loss of comfort or a lot of adjusting.
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haha this has turned into a "What brooks do you ride thread"
Well here is mine:
I am pretty sure its a sella italia. I have no clue though!
Well here is mine:
I am pretty sure its a sella italia. I have no clue though!
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At the risk of Offending Koffee Here is The Sheldon Brown Real Man Saddle. It lasts longer than a Brooks but is just as comfortable after a few thousand year break in period.
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01-22-06, 08:00 PM
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Bontrager CR-Z, came stock on my LeMond. It is a butt killer.
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Originally Posted by baj32161
Bontrager CR-Z, came stock on my LeMond. It is a butt killer.
I got one of those on my Trek 520... hated it... numbness, hot seat... lots of flex...
Butt killer is too nice a word for it.
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Originally Posted by Zurich
Silver is sexy.
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San Marco Rolls - I don't have any pictures but I guess all of you know it.
01-22-06, 08:44 PM
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I've tried several new saddles, but I still keep coming back to the old Selle Italia Turbo -- I've got about 8 of them stashed away
01-22-06, 09:02 PM
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I have a Selle San Marco Aspide. I like it well enough except for a couple of things. First, the whole embroidered thing has worn 2 nice little white spots into my tights (but it looks like I ride a lot, so that's cool). Second, the bottom edges are starting to lose their color, and I haven't even had it for a year. Again, it makes it look like I ride a lot, so maybe that's fine. Besides, it doesn't really matter what it looks like because it's under your ass most of the time anyway.
Mine's the one on top, but that white one looks sexy.
Call me crazy, but I think the SKNs look cool.
Mine's the one on top, but that white one looks sexy.
Call me crazy, but I think the SKNs look cool.
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Roadie - Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow
Commuter - Specialized Body Geometry
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Commuter - Specialized Body Geometry
MTB - Specialized Telluride
01-22-06, 10:02 PM
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Here are my two saddles... They are pretty much the Yin and Yang of the saddle spectrum... The super light full carbon saddle does just fine on the relatively short rides that I'm used to (15-30 miles) but it feels like I can straddle the heavy Brooks all day, even with regular shorts on!...
Seat height and handlebar angle have been adjusted since pic...
Seat height and handlebar angle have been adjusted since pic...
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Performance Forte SLX Pro. Carbon base w/ Ti rails. Decent padding (more than the SLR XP) and the center cut out. Only a few miles on this one, but I like it so far.
Selle Italia Flite Gel Flow. Purchased fairly well used / broken in. Several 30+ mile rides so far and been happy with it. Angle and height of seat adjusted slightly since photo. Bout another half inch of post and the seat is much more level now.
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Originally Posted by CardiacKid
At the risk of Offending Koffee Here is The Sheldon Brown Real Man Saddle. It lasts longer than a Brooks but is just as comfortable after a few thousand year break in period.