Saddles other than Brooks B17 without padded shorts?
08-18-16, 08:54 PM
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I'm not positive but AFAIK current Aliante saddles have either carbon rails or "K:ium" rails. K:ium sounds like it would be a type of titanium but is said to be actually steel alloy. BTW there are different Aliante sub-models: besides rail choice there are different shapes, for instance some have a channel & others don't.
08-19-16, 02:45 AM
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the one i'm on has carbon base more than likely memory foam on top ,the rails are carbon and ti..i have it probably 10 years cost at the time was 250 euro bought by my son in Belgium when he raced there .
he rides a steel rail Alanti finds it great .
he rides a steel rail Alanti finds it great .
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Spenco made some innovative stuff; I once tried to recruit some friends to make a team for the Spenco 500 24-hr relay in Texas, no luck.
Yeah, leather gets most attention but fit is #1. There's so many synthetic saddles for touring that we don't hear of any one make/model as being a resounding favorite. I'm using SQ-Labs 610 Active saddle that's designed for drop-bar touring & it's proving to be pretty comfortable. I'd urge folks to investigate SQ-Labs saddles that have a lot of good features esp the overall design which minimizes compression of soft tissues, good for both males/females.
synthetic saddle with right fit & padding can work great too. Just today I saw an old guy w/new CF Serotta with exotic noseless wide saddle, might have been the type with independent side pivot. My SQ-Labs 610 Active is turning out pretty good. Sides flex w/adjustable elastomer dampeners; sit-bone area is fairly well padded but nose is narrow & dropped to avoid squishing soft bits, helps for both males/females.
Yeah, leather gets most attention but fit is #1. There's so many synthetic saddles for touring that we don't hear of any one make/model as being a resounding favorite. I'm using SQ-Labs 610 Active saddle that's designed for drop-bar touring & it's proving to be pretty comfortable. I'd urge folks to investigate SQ-Labs saddles that have a lot of good features esp the overall design which minimizes compression of soft tissues, good for both males/females.
synthetic saddle with right fit & padding can work great too. Just today I saw an old guy w/new CF Serotta with exotic noseless wide saddle, might have been the type with independent side pivot. My SQ-Labs 610 Active is turning out pretty good. Sides flex w/adjustable elastomer dampeners; sit-bone area is fairly well padded but nose is narrow & dropped to avoid squishing soft bits, helps for both males/females.
08-19-16, 02:28 PM
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I see lots of older folk here in the UK with really good/expensive touring bikes with Selle San Marco Rolls saddles.... these guys have pannier bags etc on their bikes and it looks like they cycle long distances
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I had an anatomica on my 520. Put about 1500 miles on it. It required tensioning until it couldn't be tensioned any more. I replaced it with a B17 and have been happy ever since. Pads or no pads.
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