Originally Posted by
Campag4life
I have ridden most of the Specialized saddles. I prefer the Toupe overall to the Phenom. Toupe is my go to saddle....have ridden the Power and a couple others.
Always come back to the Toupe. Have a few different models on different bikes. I don't spend the money for the carbon railed version. To me, not worth it.
Its mostly about weight...carbon rail/shell model only saves a few grams. Lot more $$ for few grams saved. Not racing for a living.
question for you, have you tried the carbon railed versions? The reason I ask is because I’ve been led to believe that they actually have a different padding and flex pattern than the non. I’ve been told by a few that they are actually more comfortable overall... my weight weenie days are over (ok for the most part I’m still a little wacky with it), but at this point my collection of saddles is growing again!