lachy94

So, help me choose between these two hyper expensive pro saddles

I know asking for saddle advice is close to a complete waste of time, and I'll ultimately have to just bite the bullet and try one, but give me at least something to help decide which one

torps

antares

DScott

Neither. Too much perineal numbness. If I had to choose one, the Scratch would get my vote as sucking less.

Have been using the Toupe, which is better for numbness but with increased sit-bone pain. I'm about to ride on a Regal. We'll see...

blamire

try the prologo nago gel. its nicer than the scratch. or just get a toupe.

drbianchi

They're both ass hatchets.

umd

No, it is a complete waste of time.

mvMcfly

Go with whichever is offered in pink.

0_o

you could try looking at the Prologo Touch Choice Solid Ti or non ti and then pick up a gel cover, which is very comfy for the bum area... If I sec. what Dscott said and find the prologo nago gel.

Tsuru

Buy this...

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/ro...608.236.0.html

ridethecliche

I don't fully agree.

I know cypress had started a thread a long time ago about saddles that people had tried and liked/disliked.

There were some similarities. There is some credence to the idea that you wouldn't like the 5th saddle if I've tried 5 saddles and not liked all of them, and you've tried 4 of those 5 and are thinking of trying the 5th. Then again, it could be gods gift to your taint...

YMMV, I suppose...

That being said, you love the arione. Have you ever tried an SLR? If so, did you like it?

My guess would be probably not that much...

ridethecliche

OP, have you tried the SLR. Maybe you should give that a go.

Ebay it, and sell it back there if you don't like it.

lachy94

yeah, I've got an slr on my other bike, I'm looking at these saddles in a kind of "trying something new" way, like the slr does the job, but it's hardly perfection, it feels very hard after a few hours (I think the gell padding is too mobile) and despite the cut out being touted as the end of numbness I have had minor numbness with my slr, also with an slr without a cut out, but never with the ponza I'm replacing (horrible rubbing is another matter), a brooks team pro (most comfy saddle thusfar), or an old Apollo saddle from the 80s, all of which lacked cut out...

ridethecliche

If you don't get numbness on a saddle without a cutout, don't worry about it.

If you don't mind the weight, try a regal saddle.

If you want to try something with a little 'science' behind it, then go get measured for a specialized toupe saddle, or for the new bontrager saddles.

The bontrager saddles have a 90 day satisfaction guarantee, so if you don't like it, then take it back to your LBS. Might be worth a shot.

Beaker

I'm one of the handful of folks round here who seem to actually like the Antares. I was riding a Specialized avatar that became a hatchet to me. Switched to Arione, because I figured out I'd prefer a flat saddle, but it was just a bit too narrow for my sit bones, so Antares seems to have fit the bill. Ridden a century on it with no problems.

il professore

anyone try the Zoncolan?

lachy94

would you say only a handful? Most reviews I read online seem fairly favourable, is this new fiizik really that unpopular?

Beaker

Not with me, but I don't see many folks talking about riding one in the saddle threads, and a fairly high "hatchet" comment rating. For me it was the natural choice as the Arione was good but not quite right.

torps

y'all must be 200lb fatties if you think the antares is a hatchet. It's wide, flat and butter on mah nuts.

lose some weight