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brundle_fly 05-18-12 09:39 AM

Looking for a perfectly flat saddle
 
Anyone know a saddle where their is no hump from rear to middle,as I tend to like sitting on the rear of the seat.Tried the selle itali slr and fizik arione,andeven these aren't even flat enough.Not worried if there is a slight dip on the front
I want to pay about 50$

brundle_fly 05-18-12 09:52 AM

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Anyone got one of these.This is the flattest I can find http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=250978

K&K_Dad 05-18-12 10:03 AM

sitting that far back? sounds like a fit issue or to small a saddle.

pallen 05-18-12 10:07 AM

This is the one I went with. It may or may not work for you.
http://www.fizik.it/product.aspx?c=ANTARES_VERSUS

pallen 05-18-12 10:08 AM


Originally Posted by K&K_Dad (Post 14240688)
sitting that far back? sounds like a fit issue or to small a saddle.

I think he means most of his weight on the back part of the saddle as opposed to the nose or spread evenly between back and nose.

fstshrk 05-18-12 10:10 AM


Originally Posted by brundle_fly (Post 14240566)
Anyone know a saddle where their is no hump from rear to middle,as I tend to like sitting on the rear of the seat.Tried the selle itali slr and fizik arione,andeven these aren't even flat enough.Not worried if there is a slight dip on the front
I want to pay about 50$

If the arione is not flat enough for you, I have no idea what will work. You can look into one of the Selle SMP models. What problem are you trying to solve?

bored117 05-18-12 10:23 AM

I think this is a little flatter than typical SLR...
Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio Flow Black Carbon
Fizik Arione is flat from front to back but not side to side as much, btw.

Dolamite02 05-18-12 10:36 AM

I also ride towards the back of my saddle, and am riding the Specialized Romin Expert. It's got a small lip at the rear edge which fits me perfectly. Actually seems like it gives slightly better power transfer as my butt's not moving around.

http://images.nitrosell.com/product_...E%20SADDLE.jpg

fstshrk 05-18-12 10:44 AM


Originally Posted by bored117 (Post 14240818)
I think this is a little flatter than typical SLR...
Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio Flow Black Carbon
Fizik Arione is flat from front to back but not side to side as much, btw.

The problem with side-to-side flat saddles is that they put too much pressure on your sit bones. You should check out the bontrager inform study.

Spoonrobot 05-18-12 10:59 AM

Specialized Toupe is pretty flat.

TrojanHorse 05-18-12 11:19 AM

Toupe is similar to Arione and if you didn't like that, I'd skip the Toupe too.

I was just saddle shopping yesterday and the super helpful LBS guy described the Romin & Fizik Aliante as "sit in the back and don't move around" saddles. They have something that almost looks like a backstop on the back, so they don't appear flat, but that might be better for how you've described your riding style.

http://www.fizik.it/product.aspx?c=Aliante-Carbon-Kium


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