Which Saddle did you Hate the Most?
01-02-06, 11:28 AM
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I always see threads started by riders looking for help finding the perfect saddle. Granted, saddle fit is a personal thing but I'm interested in hearing from riders who in there own opinion purchased the original saddle from Hell.
Here's my pick. Ouch!! When ever I look at that saddle I swear it has devil horns and a pitch fork.
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Here's my pick. Ouch!! When ever I look at that saddle I swear it has devil horns and a pitch fork.
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Brooks. Awful.
01-02-06, 12:01 PM
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This one was my personal favorite but somehow, it has evolved into a painful ride.
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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
This one was my personal favorite but somehow, it has evolved into a painful ride.
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01-02-06, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
This one was my personal favorite but somehow, it has evolved into a painful ride.
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Fizik Aliante: Too narrow and curveous for me. Very painful after 60-70miles. Had to rest my butt for 20 minutes before persuing my ride. Yet it was the most expensive I ever tried. I do not say it's a bad saddle, it's just too narrow for my sitbones. Saddles are personal things.
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Selle Royale Viper - what a POS
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Originally Posted by CardiacKid
Bontrager Race Lux that came stock on my Trek. It has more padding than my recliner.
01-02-06, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by biker7
Anything non Brooks.
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01-02-06, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by biker7
Anything non Brooks.
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Interesting. A lot of "Selle" saddles mentioned here as the worst.
I tried a Selle Italia Ldy for a while, and I would put it in my top 3 worst saddles. It gave me all sorts of lower back pain ... basically, the saddle was too flat, I felt like my back was just sort of hanging there with no support, and I was in so much pain by about the 50 km point of a ride.
My absolute worst was an Advocet (I think) ... a skinny little rock of a saddle that was way, way too narrow for me. A cheap one from Canadian Tire, and that Selle Italia Ldy round out the top three worst.
I tried a Selle Italia Ldy for a while, and I would put it in my top 3 worst saddles. It gave me all sorts of lower back pain ... basically, the saddle was too flat, I felt like my back was just sort of hanging there with no support, and I was in so much pain by about the 50 km point of a ride.
My absolute worst was an Advocet (I think) ... a skinny little rock of a saddle that was way, way too narrow for me. A cheap one from Canadian Tire, and that Selle Italia Ldy round out the top three worst.
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Originally Posted by shoerhino
the newly waxed floor feeling of a brooks is the perfect saddle.
01-02-06, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
Interesting. A lot of "Selle" saddles mentioned here as the worst.
I tried a Selle Italia Ldy for a while, and I would put it in my top 3 worst saddles. It gave me all sorts of lower back pain ... basically, the saddle was too flat, I felt like my back was just sort of hanging there with no support, and I was in so much pain by about the 50 km point of a ride.
My absolute worst was an Advocet (I think) ... a skinny little rock of a saddle that was way, way too narrow for me. A cheap one from Canadian Tire, and that Selle Italia Ldy round out the top three worst.
I tried a Selle Italia Ldy for a while, and I would put it in my top 3 worst saddles. It gave me all sorts of lower back pain ... basically, the saddle was too flat, I felt like my back was just sort of hanging there with no support, and I was in so much pain by about the 50 km point of a ride.
My absolute worst was an Advocet (I think) ... a skinny little rock of a saddle that was way, way too narrow for me. A cheap one from Canadian Tire, and that Selle Italia Ldy round out the top three worst.
I always thought ower back pain came from a loss of circulation thanks to too much padding pushing in on your whole backside. Can anyone confirm this or prove me wrong?
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Originally Posted by CardiacKid
Bontrager Race Lux that came stock on my Trek. It has more padding than my recliner.
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