golfer007

I am looking to get a white saddle after the holidays as well but I cant wuite figure out which one I like. I think I will do with a Soma but they make 5. The Okari, Ensho, Kamisori, Ta-Bo, and Hisan. I was originally attracted to the Ensho because its simple and smooth, but I just today saw the Okari with the brass rivets. I am uncertain of how this would look on my conversion. Any pics or advice on any of these saddles would be great!

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peabodypride

To be honest the Soma saddles are junk. They are knock-offs of classic Selle saddles, which are actually coming back into production.

If you ride in jeans suede or leather is not a good choice because the saddles will get stained and never come out.

I have a white Fizik Arione and I can ride in rain in dyed jeans without worry. The synthetic material cleans up nicely and gets clean pretty easily.

Geordi Laforge

go with comfort over appearance.

kassebaum

pics

ColinT

I don't think you will have the staining problem with the somas. They are synthetic. I was curious about these as well as they are a lot cheaper than the Selles. I wonder what their durability is?

aMull

What a fascinating concept!

matt wisconsin

I believe the white regals are/were made of Lorica.

td.tony

i just got a new white soma ensho saddle and i must say it isnt too comfortable. like everyone else's experience, i just cant seem to find a comfortable position on it, but maybe after a few hundred miles it will sortof break in and ill get used to it, but it'll be a long time since i dont ride my fixed anymore.. if this is ur main bike that u ride often, i suggest u get the fizik arione, everyone says they are great and the comfort is definitely worth the money. Trust me, $50 for a saddle wont get you very far.. im a little bit disapointed with my soma.

golfer007

Hmm..well honestly, I only ride like a couple miles at a time at the most. I ride every days, but just commuting in short bursts to and fro campus. I just cant justify spending 130 on a saddle. I have a Bontrager saddle now and its not the most comfortable ever. I really dont have anything to compare it too so do you really think I would notice? Does anyone have any pics of a white Soma of any kind on their bike?

Geordi Laforge

the charge spoon comes in white and is quite comfortable.

td.tony

as far as looks go i think the soma is pretty good. If ur only going to ride it for less than 10 miles at a time, i think itwill do just fine. I mean its not HORRIBLY uncomfortable, its just not what i would use for a 50 mile ride. And yeah, $130 on a saddle wouldnt be worth it if you are going to just commute a few miles. Honestly i'd say any of the saddles you listed would do just fine, i personally just chose the soma because it had a clean and simple classic look.

golfer007

Wow, the white saddle and tape really sets your bike off...I cant even imagine it with the color of my frame!!! It looks great. How long have you had yours for? I really am not worried about the comfort part, more the wearing on blue jeans, especially because I am from Oregon and it is the rainy season....

Soil_Sampler

believe all the classics(Regal, Concor, Rolls) were/are leather, no matter the color.

https://www.sanmarcovintage.com/

golfer007

td.tony, thanks for the pics as well as advice. I think you just confirmed my choice in getting a Soma..now if I could only figure out which one to get lol...too many choices...

td.tony

well i've heard some ppl complaining about jean stains on the white soma saddle, but i've only had my saddle for 2-3 weeks and i actually dont ride much in jeans, but i've probably ridden about 20 miles in jeans and it still looks brand new. The leather is synthetic so i would think any stain would come off easily with a Mr. Clean magic eraser, they are absolutely amazing. DONT use the eraser on colored leather though, because it will take off the dye of the leather. I got some grease stains on the saddle after touching my chain, but those easily came off just with some all purpose cleaner and a rag.

golfer007

Huh...ok well I figure if you can clean it up like once or twice a week, everything should be golden.....thanks again man. Bike looks great btw....what it is? Set up as FG or SS?

td.tony

thanks for the compliments. Its a windsor hour, has a fixed 15t cog on one side and 18t freewheel on the other, with 48t crank. I mostly ride fixed, but sometimes i actually do a few low grade climbs with the freewheel. The first time i went downhill on a one lane mountain road with hairpins with a fixed gear was probably the most fun i've had aside from snowboarding hahaha.
also, i didnt really look around much but i think this is a good price for the soma, https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...?category=3466
thats where i got mine from.

matt wisconsin

A lot of websites advertise the new production white regals as Lorica. I don't know when this started. I am truly grateful for this because I don't use leather and it seems the only nice saddles were leather up until I discovered that the white regals are not.

golfer007

Yeah thats a really good price. Cheapest I have found thus far.

golfer007

I ordered my Soma Ensho in White from UniversalCycle yesterday for just under $50 shipped to my front door!! I am very excited to throw it on my new seat post and finally have a nice color combo! Thanks everyone for the advice and pics!