Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
11 of my 12 bikes are fitted with (different) leather saddles and these are all superbly comfortable but the bike that sees the most mileage has a lowly Velo saddle that has been carrying me around for almost 5 years and has gone 10's of thousands of miles on quite a number of bikes.
Velo seems to make a decent saddle at a pretty decent price.
That's funny because, I like to run down to my LBS and buy the saddles that many people swap out for more expensive ones, which I get for very cheap, sometimes $10 for a "stock" saddle. I find these to be quite adequate and sometimes very comfortable.
I have a theory that the price and desirability of a saddle is directly proportional to how difficult it is to pronounce. If I made a saddle, I'd call it the San Marco D'Lapucino Intrepido Exquisito Supremo Mark III (It would really be a Bontrager Select Race) and ask $350.00 for it. I bet they would sell like hot cakes and people would rave about how comfortable they were.
