Originally Posted by
NoControl
Notice how everything you shop for now is smaller and you pay the same price? Prices keep rising and packages of food are smaller. Its just another corporate Salsa move to charge more and pay less. A WTB saddle probably costs them 10% of what a Brooks costs them. Oh, they'll have a good reason for why they made the switch, probably blaming it on sales or customer preference, but in the end its probably just to squeeze more blood out of the turnip.
I bought my Marrakesh this past April. I was stoked about getting a Brooks as standard equipment but understood they are not for everyone. After motor than 500mioes of saddle time, I swapped it for a WTB Volt. My a$$ is much happier! My thinking is not the $$ difference, rather a Brooks is not the saddle for everyone. I also am happy with the WTB Silverline on my Salsa Colossal, made it easy to find a new one for the Marrakesh.