In the $50 price range, give or take.

As my mileage grows, so does the pain in my ass. Time for a new saddle for a cheap bike.

I've browsed through a bunch of saddles online, but I need some opinions and comments on them.

Thanks!

i test rode a romin today, i thought it was sweet, but it s not in the 50 dollar range, maybe spend a bit more?

Different people will find different saddles comfortable. You may want to see if your LBS can provide you some saddles to try out. They may also be able to measure your sit bones so you can have that information if you decide to buy online.

I've heard the Performance Bike Forte Pro SLX saddle is pretty good... and its also cheap.

For 50 bucks u get a used one. Good saddles are expensive.

I know that it's more than $50 bucks, but you should consider going saddle-nose free with something like a spongy wonder or a spiderflex. I'm guessing that it's not just a pain in your ass, but a pain in your taint!

680g for a spiderflex... That's about a pound more than some road saddles.

WTB Rocket V. I've used it on my commuting road bike and loved it, can be had online for around $60.

Just picked up a Forte Pro SLX. If I don't get called into work tomorrow I can give it a 30 mile test ride to get some basic feel of it.

Sorry to bump this, but I need some more suggestions.

The Pro SLX was great at first, but is now starting to cause me some pressure and pain down there.

Anybody have anything to say about Nashbar saddles? The GR2 has high ratings, so I was thinking about giving it a shot.

I'm in need of a new saddle as well. I'm using the stock Bontrager saddle that came on my Trek 2.1, it's comfortable the first 10 miles then suddenly becomes very uncomfortable. Numbess in my taint and in general my ass is numb as well. I don't wanna spend much but i'm thinking of picking up a Selle Italia SLK, i figure if it solves my problem it'll be worth the cost.

I've got 75 miles on a Nashbar GR2 and I am loving it. It replaced an old worn out Selle Italia Flite TI. The one thing I do miss is how easy you can micro-adjust on real leather. The GR2 seems to have a lot more grip to it, so adjusting can be a little bit of a pain.

Pro SLX is a very hard saddle, IMO. No flex. Not that it's bad. I have 2 of them on my "other" bikes. I did a 6 hour ride on one the other week and after about 90 minutes I was used to it. It's hard, so if you're not sitting on it correctly you'll feel it right away. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Went from a Ritchey Streem to a Bontrager Inform R. The Ritchey was like a 2x4. The Bontrager in 146mm is more comfortable and has encouraged me to put more miles on my new bike. Found it on eBay for 45 bucks.

Perhaps you need a saddle with more flex and a cutout?

Check Ebay for a Vader saddle - supposedly a clone of the Selle Italia SLR. Costs $15, very comfy - and I actually prefer it to my Selle Italia SLC.

I'm going to go pick up a WTB Rocket V tomorrow, and see how that works out. If that doesn't work out, onto the Nashbar GR2. And if that doesn't work, I just might consider putting a $200 saddle on my $300 bike...

I've gota Rocket V but it was $100 a few years back. They do have a less expensive model but not sure if it's the V. Nice design, had no problems doing a century on it. But I tired a Terry Fly which turned to to have an edge over the Rocket V. Both are good though, just like the Terry as it's a bit wider at the nose.

Fly is expensive but the Liberator aint bad ($45 on sale at Performance) The let you return the seat if not happy.

1+ on the Saddle Vader. I put it on my commuter and I have about 150 miles on it so far. I really like it. I am considering putting it on my road bike.

Sorry siran

You may not want to hear this, but I tried a number of saddles too. I tried to buy one in a reasonable price range. I tried the Forte Pro SLX, which is actually a darn good saddle to me. But I finally broke down and tried other saddles. For me the winning combo was the Terry Fly Tri gel (less that $100) and ASSOS bibs. I have had rides over 60 miles and felt this was MY best combo yet.

Don’t only consider the saddle, a good bib matters too.

BTW: if you buy from Performance and do not like the saddle, you can return it.

more or less correct.

incorrect.

Charge spoon

the neuvation saddle line is a pretty good bang for the buck. i have one on my city bike. all my other bikes have toupe's on them, but this one is pretty decent over the short haul with its similar shape. they have various shaped saddles, and the quality is surprisingly good for the $$..

https://www.neuvationcycling.com/product181.html

see if your bike shop has a barrel of take-off saddles from new bikes. most new (low to mid range) bikes come with a factory saddle, and lots of them are replaced before the bike leaves the shop.

or, there's a guy in houston that buys them bulk from the shops and sells them cheap on CL. i bought a new stock bianchi saddle for $20 from this guy and it's way better than the old broken in selle that came with my used 90's bianchi.

for sure!