blickblocks

Is this saddle any good? I found a new shop today that is hands down the best shop I've been to in Cleveland, and they have a ton of NOS parts and pulloffs. This was just sitting on the counter, pulled off an old bike that they were converting to FG (it wasn't a customer's bike either, just old stock).




It's sort of silvery champagne color. For $10 it seems like a steal, but I only want to buy it if it's going to be better than my white Turbo. I only don't like the Turbo because it's heavy and leather, but I like it's aesthetics.

Anybody rock the Aero?

edit-This is the version with padding. Will it be more comfy than my rock-hard Turbo?

edit 2-Ah **** I'm an idiot. The thing is NJS. I'm buying it tomorrow.

jdms mvp

for 10 bucks it's not a bad deal at all. considering that i believe that leather and turbo > something plastic, but ride it, and let us know how it rides :-D

eddiebrannan

just because it's njs doesn't mean you need to buy it tomorrow.

i have one of those, bare plastic though. i thought it was a bmx saddle, because kashimax make/made plenty of those. it, too is njs. doesn't mean ****. it's not a good saddle

bonechilling

Every old Kashimax BMX saddle I've ever seen has the NJS stamp. I'm guessing they used the same plastic shell for every saddle, and covered some.

eddiebrannan

yeah that makes sense

blickblocks

That definately makes sense. Good call.

masterjack

it looks good

bonechilling

The padded Aero saddles I've seen have the EXACT same shape at the standard teardrop Concor saddle.

If it were mine, I'd sell it as NJS/TRACK/PISTA/FIXED GEAR on eBay and get a cheaper, softer Italian saddle. I love the Koga Miyata, personally.

jdms mvp

i dunno about the OP but i LOVE my selle turbo leather :-D

luckycat

I really like those saddles! I'll gladly pay you twenty bucks for it if you don't want it.

(edit)It's less padded than your turbo, which I always thought were too cushy...

calculus

give 15$ for that turbo
what shop is this?

hazylines

leather turbos ftw.

eddiebrannan

i'll give you my kashimax for your turbo

blickblocks

Cain Park. Reasons why they kick everyone's ass:

1) The owner is very nice and helpful
2) They know what they're talking about
3) They sell Bianchi so they have higher end stuff too
4) They have lots of tools for sale
5) They don't charge much for shop work

I would gladly pay more for stuff for good service but it seems I don't have to make the tradeoff there. I got a Hozan lockring wrench there today for $15. I'm definately going back for other things I need.

skinnyland

If you like the way it feels under your taint, it's a good saddle. At a price of ten bucks, I'll bet you ten bucks that you can afford to try it out.

cc700

i'd buy it just to have.

when you want a saddle to scrape around with, it will be there.

nateintokyo

definitely a good buy for $10. if you get tired of it you could sell it in Japan for five bazillion yen after opening a fixed-specific accessories shop in a relatively trendy neighborhood.

parkerlewis

I will give you $40 plus postage for it after you buy it.

That thing is old and rare, and very cool, many guys over here would love to use that for a build up.

Some of you need to switch your brain off once in a while, and think using a combination of heart and penis.

parkerlewis

maybe you can do the 'turn a paper clip into a house' thing.
Sell this and buy a turbo, sell the turbo and get a brooks, sell the brooks and get a campagnolo (the one with the gold back and pump thing), sell that and get a Cinelli NJS saddle! Then swap the Cinelli saddle with me for the Kashimax aero. Win win.

jdms mvp

haha that paperclip thing was insane

deathhare

If you dont want it, ill buy it from you.
PM me if you want $

SoreFeet

If you aren't going to be riding in a track oriented position that saddle will not be comfy. The turbo is much more comfy saddle for being plastic. I'd reccomend riding a real leather saddle and quit *****ing about weight.

Your ass deserves comfort and there is no way any plastic saddle can compare to a brooks/ideale/wrights etc...

shants

haha, i take it that you didn't much like the one i sent you. it's definitely a punisher, but with my super skinny ass, it seems to work out well.

dutret

except those really really suck in a "track oriented position."

deathhare

Maybe he meant the BFSSFG track-oriented position (riding on top of your drops).