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Originally Posted by auk
Gotta go with abstnr on this one. Love the SLR on my road bike. Within two days it found its permanent home. Now, how to find a deal on an SLR for each of the other bikes. The San Marco Regal is pretty nice as well. I am slowly coming around to a Brooks on my "gentleman" bike. Opinion is still to be finalized.
I am thinking of trying a regal - has anyone tried one of those AND a Turbo? How do they compare? Is a Regal more simlar in feel to a rounded Turbo or a flatter saddle, like a Nitrox or Cannondale Coda. I like Turbos, don't get along with Nitrox or Coda (flat and HARD). I just picked up a Brooks Swift but have yet to try it. They look rock hard.....but once i held the swift (ti rails) the weight was fine. Not a weight weenie, of course, but not a total anvil like the other brooksies. |
Probably late to the party, but Nashbar has the Rolls on sale for $25 right now, and I love mine.
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your ass hurts? what about this guy?http://www.strangesports.com/images/content/16103.jpg
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I hate to ask the obvious, but have you tried padded shorts? No matter what type of saddle you ride, you'll bump into some limitations after riding for a few hours... and riding fixed only makes it worse.
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Originally Posted by pgoat
I am thinking of trying a regal - has anyone tried one of those AND a Turbo?
How do they compare? Is a Regal more simlar in feel to a rounded Turbo or a flatter saddle, like a Nitrox or Cannondale Coda. I like Turbos, don't get along with Nitrox or Coda (flat and HARD). I just picked up a Brooks Swift but have yet to try it. They look rock hard.....but once i held the swift (ti rails) the weight was fine. Not a weight weenie, of course, but not a total anvil like the other brooksies. They are both very comfortable. The Regal has less padding and is more curved. Also, the Regal has a broader less curved ridge, which is nice if you like to run your saddle high. The Rolls is flat and a little more padded the ridge is a littel higher and narrower. I prefer the Regal to the Rolls. I have also rode a brooks team pro for about 6 months and much prefer either of the san marco saddles. |
Be a man wear some spandies.
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Originally Posted by 46x17
I have tried the Regal and the Rolls (not the Turbo).
They are both very comfortable. The Regal has less padding and is more curved. Also, the Regal has a broader less curved ridge, which is nice if you like to run your saddle high. The Rolls is flat and a little more padded the ridge is a littel higher and narrower. I prefer the Regal to the Rolls. I have also rode a brooks team pro for about 6 months and much prefer either of the san marco saddles. |
Originally Posted by pgoat
Thanks - great info and I think based on that I'm leaning towards the Rolls
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Yeah but that is not fair, because the rolls is on sale at nashbar.com and the regal isn't. ;)
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