Originally Posted by
taz777
Do you have a Specialized Phenom on your CrossTrail? If so, I'd stick with it. I had it on my previous Roubaix and ditched it immediately for the reasons you mentioned.
It also came as stock on my CrossTrail so I thought I'd give it a fair chance. What I found was that it is very sensitive to saddle position and height. It's worth spending one or two evenings in getting the saddle height, saddle tilt and fore-and-aft position just right. Then, after several rides it'll feel good.
It worked so well for me on my CrossTrail that I bought one for my fatbike too.
It's a very high quality saddle and highly rated, but it needs to be set up exactly right and you need to stick with it.
I'm not sure. It's whatever came stock on the Crosstrails last year.
I have it at home sitting on the shelf. I'll see exactly what it is when I install it tonight. It's not hard plastic. It's got some cushion to it, but nothing like the low grade cheap saddle I have from Amazon that I carried over from my previous bike. The one I've been riding is very soft.
UPDATE: A quick google search leaves me to believe that stock saddle is the Specialized Canopy model.