Originally Posted by
lostarchitect
I have no idea how they determined those numbers, but I am pretty certain they're mostly BS. Harder saddles put more pressure on the perineum? I doubt it. Softer saddles less? Not likely. They are selling you a product. This is advertising.
Incidentally, none of those saddles are "pretty close to brooks saddles." Not a single one is a hard suspended leather or rubber saddle. They all have a shell and padding, every single one. Totally, utterly different.
Nowhere they say that Harder saddles put more pressure on the perineum
Those numbers are actual tests determined via thermograms. Thermographic devices are pretty cheap nowadays.
Here is an example
They explain on their website and gives links to scientific studies that they choose so yep it is biased in some way. Scientific studies are real though i've already checked them on pubmed.
The easyseat one isn't from SQlab but from Hobson so not much marketing bias here.
I have 2 SQlab saddles (610 active and 604 airflow) and also a noseless saddle from Hobson, not the easyseat though
The 610 active (hardness 55) is a loftier version of the racier 611 one (hardness 60) and i already find it quite hard. So the 611 must be pretty hard.
Confirmed in a review
Review: SQlab 611 Active and 611 Race Saddles | Mountain Bike Review
I do wish the nose had a tad more padding and width, as I found it too firm for my tastes on some climbs, and although they aren’t heavy, they could go on a diet.
I've noticed after comparing 604 airflow with 610 that extra gel tend to gather heat especially during long rides in summer days.
So i believe that gel saddles are better during cold ride and that for this reason brooks saddles lose their advantage in cold weather.
(But i find my 604 airflow very comfy for less than 2 hour rides (which is pretty much most commute rides))
Also regarding the new cambium saddle, after checking the engineeringtoolbox website i've noticed that friction is maxed when materials in contact are the same. The cambium saddle is made of cotton and what we wear can be cotton as well....
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/fr...nts-d_778.html