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Old 09-17-04 | 02:49 PM
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Bikes: Time ADH01, Merlin Extra Light, Orbea Orca, Ritchey Outback,Tomac Revolver Mountain Bike, Cannondale Crit 3.0 now used for time trials.

I've used an Avocet Air02 and liked it, but for some reason, Avocet stuff had sort of dissapeared from most outlet sources. I currently use a Sella Italia Pro Link. This has carbon rails and elastomers between the rails and saddle shell which is nice for calming road buzz from chip seal surfaces. It has the love channel cut out that Sella Italia called the Trans Am for some reason.

I heard that some bike shops were moving towards a saddle library where you deposit $5 for a one week try out of the slightly used saddles in their "library." If you choose to buy it, the $5 goes towards that purchase. This is a good idea. If you are not obsessed with weight, you can always pull on one of those Quintana Roo Mr. Flite neoprene covers that adds some padding. I agree with post that says that the SLR was sort of hard on the butt. I used a Fizike Poggio and it was hard on the pelvic bones and left me a little sore. Colorado Cyclist has had a table of width and length for the saddles that they sell which is useful information.
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