quick Soma saddle question
08-06-09 | 07:06 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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quick Soma saddle question
I know they're both affordable knock-offs of classic saddles but does anyone have any experience with either of these seats?
Soma 'Okami':
Soma 'Ta-Bo':
More pics can be found by Googling if anyone cares to. I do dig the Turbo-style seat but am leaning toward the Okami. However, my decision is admittedly aesthetics-based at this point and I'd appreciate some input from someone who has one. Uncomfortable seats suck...good looking or not!
Soma 'Okami':
Soma 'Ta-Bo':
More pics can be found by Googling if anyone cares to. I do dig the Turbo-style seat but am leaning toward the Okami. However, my decision is admittedly aesthetics-based at this point and I'd appreciate some input from someone who has one. Uncomfortable seats suck...good looking or not!
Last edited by Scrodzilla; 08-06-09 at 11:45 PM.
08-06-09 | 10:26 PM
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:)
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From: duluth
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dang. that okami sure looks purdy.
08-06-09 | 11:31 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
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Unfortunately, I can't seem to find measurements anywhere...that's why I was hoping to come across someone on here who may have one. The Okami is indeed pretty nice looking from the pics I've found and I do love that classic-style saddle with the rivets but that's just it...at this point they're only pics.
Last edited by Scrodzilla; 08-06-09 at 11:47 PM.
08-06-09 | 11:55 PM
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GO, Mordecai!
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If I knew the Okami was comfortable I would have bought a white one of those instead of paying less for a real san marco regal with the stupid embroidered "No Slip System" on the top of it.... I guess I could just rip the stitching out... or take it apart and replace it with my own white leather....
I didn't get one of those because I heard they weren't comfortable, and they were of poor quality.
I didn't get one of those because I heard they weren't comfortable, and they were of poor quality.
08-07-09 | 12:03 AM
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From: Chicago
Bikes: Custom Richie Ditta Track Bike, Eddie Merckx Corsa, Marioni Custom Pista, Dolan Cyclocross
They have dimensions on the soma website:
https://www.somafab.com/sad_okami.html
150 x 272mm
Also soma tends to have pretty responsive people on the end of their email address.
https://www.somafab.com/sad_okami.html
150 x 272mm
Also soma tends to have pretty responsive people on the end of their email address.
08-07-09 | 06:29 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
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They have dimensions on the soma website:
https://www.somafab.com/sad_okami.html
150 x 272mm
Also soma tends to have pretty responsive people on the end of their email address.
https://www.somafab.com/sad_okami.html
150 x 272mm
Also soma tends to have pretty responsive people on the end of their email address.
08-07-09 | 07:41 AM
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From: Kitchener, Ontario, CANADA.
Bikes: Jamis Sputnik, Custom Cannondale CAAD8 road, 1994 Rocky Mountain Metro
It's been my experience that the leather on the San Marco Regals from the last five or six years since they started making them again isn't what it used to be back in the day...I've owned two of the recent ones and the covers on both of them combined haven't lasted as long as the Regal I bought in the mid-1990s...
I'd be interested if anyone has experience with both the Regal and the Okami and could speak to the comfort and overall construction quality of the Okami relative to the Regal...
I'd be interested if anyone has experience with both the Regal and the Okami and could speak to the comfort and overall construction quality of the Okami relative to the Regal...
08-07-09 | 12:02 PM
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From: tucson
Bikes: 2007 IRO Mark V fixed, 1971 Schwinn Spitfire stock newsie cruiser, 60's Schwinn Collegiate single speed, 1984 Azuki Imperial fixed, old unknown brand Tandem fixed.
I have the Okami and have had the Ensho and they are both great saddles for the price (and both vegan). I like the Ensho better for comfort, but the Okami is such a great looking saddle for a townie/style.
I'm currently riding a Charge Spoon... another awesome inexpensive (and vegan) seat.
I'm currently riding a Charge Spoon... another awesome inexpensive (and vegan) seat.
Last edited by pazzmore; 08-07-09 at 03:10 PM.
08-07-09 | 06:47 PM
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08-07-09 | 07:00 PM
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K2ProFlex baby!
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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I know they're both affordable knock-offs of classic saddles but does anyone have any experience with either of these seats?
Soma 'Okami':
Soma 'Ta-Bo':
More pics can be found by Googling if anyone cares to. I do dig the Turbo-style seat but am leaning toward the Okami. However, my decision is admittedly aesthetics-based at this point and I'd appreciate some input from someone who has one. Uncomfortable seats suck...good looking or not!
Soma 'Okami':
Soma 'Ta-Bo':
More pics can be found by Googling if anyone cares to. I do dig the Turbo-style seat but am leaning toward the Okami. However, my decision is admittedly aesthetics-based at this point and I'd appreciate some input from someone who has one. Uncomfortable seats suck...good looking or not!
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08-07-09 | 07:02 PM
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K2ProFlex baby!
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
Bikes: to many to list
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
08-07-09 | 08:04 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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08-07-09 | 08:20 PM
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K2ProFlex baby!
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
Bikes: to many to list
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
