Saddle Rails vs Bad Roads: Steel, Al, Ti, CF... Any Difference
02-15-16, 09:09 AM
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Interesting... I'm sure that the pressure from the rail clamps also helps initiate deformations that shorten fatigue life. Good reminder that there is almost no single material that is the best "horse for all courses". I wonder if that is not also the reason that Al alloy spokes are rare as rocking horse ****.
02-15-16, 09:11 AM
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My ProLogo was a lightly used "Try-n-Buy" at ~30.00. Ben Franklin does not count as cheap, to me.
02-15-16, 09:16 AM
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Wow, your LBS does butt tuning! Does that include cleaning, waxing and lube?
02-15-16, 09:28 AM
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I've never got the need to spend hundreds of dollars on saddles. Maybe it's because I don't have butt issues. I did a 113 mile / 7500ft ride on a $17 saddle last year, about the only part of me that didn't hurt was my arse.
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Seeing as I grew up with in Reading with a Depression/WWII era Dutchy Grandad; I'm wondering if there isn't a cultural-regional aspect to this. Whether I've been broke or temporarily wallowing is disposable income, I've always worked hard to find the best functional value for the buck. Are you the same?
02-15-16, 10:10 AM
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Ah, a cheap ass bastard after my own heart. Seeing as I grew up with in Reading with a Depression/WWII era Dutchy Grandad; I'm wondering if there isn't a cultural-regional aspect to this. Whether I've been broke or temporarily wallowing is disposable income, I've always worked hard to find the best functional value for the buck. Are you the same?
Seeing as I grew up with in Reading with a Depression/WWII era Dutchy Grandad; I'm wondering if there isn't a cultural-regional aspect to this. Whether I've been broke or temporarily wallowing is disposable income, I've always worked hard to find the best functional value for the buck. Are you the same?When I built my bike, I was planning on spending money on the saddle, and had big plans to go through the whole "butt fitting" at my LBS to get the perfect one. But in the meantime I needed a saddle to test out the build, so I bought a $17 4ZA branded (Ridley's house brand) saddle off amazon that matched my color scheme for the bike, with the idea that at $17 it didn't matter if it didn't fit. First ride was 50 miles and at the end of it I realized that in the entire ride I never once thought about the saddle - a good sign.
Recently I found the Ti railed saddle, another 4ZA, on Amazon again for $11, and I bought it based on my positive experience with my other 4ZA saddle. So far it's been good.
Oh, and on my cross bike (which is currently seeing use on my trainer) I have a saddle that I bought purely because by adding to the cart I got free shipping and a discount by breaking a price point, so was essentially free. That saddle turned out to be better than the stock WTB saddle on the bike!
02-15-16, 11:07 AM
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