Help needed identifying SI Flite saddle
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Help needed identifying SI Flite saddle
Can anybody tell me what make/type, age and sizing this Selle Italia Flite is?
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Hard to tell by the pic. Does it have titanium rails?
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Turn the saddle upside-down and look for something like this...
That symbol means the saddle in my picture was made in June 1979. Chances are there will be a similar marking on the OP's saddle. As for rail material - use a magnet to see if it sticks. If it does, then not titanium(could be wrong about that)...
That symbol means the saddle in my picture was made in June 1979. Chances are there will be a similar marking on the OP's saddle. As for rail material - use a magnet to see if it sticks. If it does, then not titanium(could be wrong about that)...
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IMHO sellers have a minimum responsibility to properly describe their items. If a buyer asks me questions that are above that minimum I block them and refuse to sell. Its nothing but trouble.
Now, on occasion, I'm asked legitimate questions and those questions I answer.
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If you don't know what it is you shouldn't buy it.
IMHO sellers have a minimum responsibility to properly describe their items. If a buyer asks me questions that are above that minimum I block them and refuse to sell. Its nothing but trouble.
Now, on occasion, I'm asked legitimate questions and those questions I answer.
IMHO sellers have a minimum responsibility to properly describe their items. If a buyer asks me questions that are above that minimum I block them and refuse to sell. Its nothing but trouble.
Now, on occasion, I'm asked legitimate questions and those questions I answer.
Can I ask you a question? (Might not be legit..).
The url you have in your signature is not online. Why have it there?
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I have the classic Selle Italia Flite on 2 bikes, and I love it!
The perforated surface indicates this is a Gel model, and I think that came with Ti rails.
The plastic logos showing through oval holes cut in the leather indicate an older model, I'm guessing prior to 2000.
Edited to add: Further googling indicates it might be the "C2 Genuine Gel" which had "Vanox" rails, i.e. vanadium-steel alloy.
The perforated surface indicates this is a Gel model, and I think that came with Ti rails.
The plastic logos showing through oval holes cut in the leather indicate an older model, I'm guessing prior to 2000.
Edited to add: Further googling indicates it might be the "C2 Genuine Gel" which had "Vanox" rails, i.e. vanadium-steel alloy.
Last edited by Shimagnolo; 08-30-16 at 08:05 AM.
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I get it. But than again, even if seller doesn't say anyhting about the product maybe he/she just doesn't know what is is and you might be in for a bargain... 
Can I ask you a question? (Might not be legit..).
The url you have in your signature is not online. Why have it there?
Can I ask you a question? (Might not be legit..).
The url you have in your signature is not online. Why have it there?
The dead URL in my sig? It's so people like you remind me to do something about it. My host changed ownership and the new host is kinda clueless. I re-up'd with them and it was active for all of a week before it went down again.
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[MENTION=122290]Shimagnolo[/MENTION] and [MENTION=331792]DMC707[/MENTION], thank you both. It doesn't look that new though. More vintage looking. That's why I love it.
I hate gel personally. Might be because I'm bold so not entirely objective...
You weren't in for a bargain, were you??
I hate gel personally. Might be because I'm bold so not entirely objective...
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I hoard Flite saddles as they are harder and harder to find, and I am partial to them. My first really nice bike had a red Flite with the fabric gel patch in the middle. They come in all kinds of embroidery designs, gel designs, this one has perforated leather and solid leather sewn together. But in the end, they are the same thing. I'd pay $30 for any Flite in good cond.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8506/8...019c3f36_z.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8506/8...019c3f36_z.jpg
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I hoard Flite saddles as they are harder and harder to find, and I am partial to them. My first really nice bike had a red Flite with the fabric gel patch in the middle. They come in all kinds of embroidery designs, gel designs, this one has perforated leather and solid leather sewn together. But in the end, they are the same thing. I'd pay $30 for any Flite in good cond.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8506/8...019c3f36_z.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8506/8...019c3f36_z.jpg
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[MENTION=122290]Shimagnolo[/MENTION] and [MENTION=331792]DMC707[/MENTION], thank you both. It doesn't look that new though. More vintage looking. That's why I love it.
I hate gel personally. Might be because I'm bold so not entirely objective...
You weren't in for a bargain, were you??
I hate gel personally. Might be because I'm bold so not entirely objective...
You weren't in for a bargain, were you??

Its the same saddle -- whether it was originally purchased in 1999 or 2006 --- I'm still using mine today. The Turbo is my favorite road saddle, but this is my fave MTB saddle, -- the narrower design helps me slide back and forth on the seat a bit better when needed
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If you like Flite saddles (as I do) it will be comfortable. If you really hate gel, maybe pass, because it looks to be one of those. If you must have ti rails, it's a crapshoot I guess. All the Flites I have owned, both gel and standard, had ti rails, but that's anecdotal and I can't speak to the relative numbers in the wild. At least it appears to be in good shape. As the previous poster said, for $30 it is a saddle I would buy. Ymmv.
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