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What are your road saddle dimensions?
Seems that modern road racing saddles are approx. 130-131 mm wide and
275-280 mm in length. My decade old saddle is about 115-120 mm x 260 mm. What type/size road saddle do you own? Used for recreational or race riding? |
Brooks B17 Standard in black and Brooks B17 Champion Special in green with copper rivets and titanium rails
170mm wide by 280mm long http://www.wallbike.com/brooks/unspr...s/b17-standard http://www.wallbike.com/brooks/unspr...ampion-special |
Selle Italia SLK - 135mm
Selle San Marco Aspide - 130mm (my favorite) Specialized Toupe 130 I get along with all 3. Tried a Toupe 143 but didnt like it as much; ditto a Bontrager RXL 145. I have a Brooks on my LHT but havent done any long rides/tours on it it yet. |
B17 Special Honey colored with copper clad rails and rivets used on both my 2010 Trek Madone 4.5 and my 1999 Schwinn Circuit:
Length: 275mm Width: 175mm Height:65mm Weight: 540g B17 Imperial Black with steel rivet and rails: Length: 242mm Width: 176mm Height:58mm Weight: 460g Comfort is pure bliss with these bad boys! Tried many a standard road saddle and nothing else came close for me. Thinking of adding an even plusher Brooks Flyer (Sprung B17) into the mix for those longer rides over 50 miles. |
So, is a width less than 140mm the norm now for racing/long distance?
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Originally Posted by bike_boy
(Post 11672890)
So, is a width less than 140mm the norm now for racing/long distance?
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Originally Posted by bike_boy
(Post 11672890)
So, is a width less than 140mm the norm now for racing/long distance?
I don't know what the norm is for racing, but a lot of randonneurs (who ride a specific type of non-competitive long distance cycling) like Brooks saddles, which if you noticed from the previous comments, have a width somewhere around 170-175 mm. |
Selle Italia Signo Genuine Gel 140 wide. My choice.
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The stock Jamis one that came with my bike
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