Muffin Man

Do you have custom geometry? I'm interested to see what the numbers add up to haha. 140mm is super long

Leukybear 

ftfy

TheRealFaux

Custom as I directed. Not actually custom to my body measurements. I've been fit to the bike, it's not been fit to me. My saddle to bar reach would be 535mm on the Stoemper. On the Spooky it's 540mm.

TenSpeedV2

Damn you eBay. Damn you. I check on occasion for wheel sets hoping to find something decent as the red American Classic 420's I currently have on there are just a bit too much for me. So am browsing tonight doing my usual searches.....and I come across a Felt TKR2 wheelset that is brand new which includes the tires, tubes and 15T cog. I feel like it was a steal. Buy it now was more than reasonable for me and free shipping? And I was looking at a set of Mavic Ellipse which would be about twice as much as these. Click.

Now to decide what to do with these AC's.......

Andersper

Copenhagen Parts Magnetic Bike Lights

TenSpeedV2

While that is a neat idea, the light output on that light seems to fall way below at least what most people consider as a minimum here in the states. I don't know what biking in Europe is like as far as street lights, etc. but where I live, that would get me about halfway home, and then I would need to go ahead and kick on my Cygolite Dash 320 lumen headlight to see. Curious to see how they work for you.

Wspsux

Does this thing slide around your back when you're riding?

TenSpeedV2

It is more of a fanny pack I guess. It can be worn slung across the shoulder but that is not my intent.

Andersper

These lights fall into the "be seen by others, rather than see the road itself" category. If you ride a lot where there aren't any streetlights, then these are not the lights you want.

franswa

Not really much at all. Capacity isn't large enough to really make it a heavy load. Stays put pretty well.

franswa

So the Gyes was great the first 6 days then it broke in too much and as I am Sam mentioned, it was rivet city henceforth. Painful. The leather is too thin and soft. I didn't have too high of expectations considering the price but thought at least a few thousand miles of use would come from it. Ah well the saddle dance continues...next up a classic selle italia flite, circa 1997. So far no soreness on the perenium.

SquidPuppet

I take it that adding tension didn't help?

franswa

No it made the Ridge down the center stiffer but the back is literally like a hammock. I'll try and post a picture later.

Night_shift

jlafitte 

Have you tried any slotted leather saddles? If you're still looking at end of year, Selle Anatomica usually has a close-out. Rivet and Brooks Cambium Carved would also be contenders, both much nicer aesthetically. My Selle Anatomica is totally comfy over any distance, but it's also butt ugly and will be overstretched in a few more seasons. I was looking at the Cambium today, will probably go with that when it's time to replace.



This is the C17, the C15 is a little narrower. Cambiums are also rubber instead of leather, so no worries about stretching.

Kindaslow

I have one on my commuter bike, and I am vey happy with it.

Huffandstuff

+1 to the cambium, I have a c15 and it's super comfortable.

Bought a new chrome phone pouch since the galaxy s5 won't fit in my old one.

franswa

I have a c-17(no cut out) on my townie and I love it. Wish the color wouldn't wear off as quickly as it has but it is very comfortable. I'm crossing my fingers that this flite saddle will be a keeper.

Leukybear 

Cambiums don't really age well with use like leather does. Fading, fraying at the edges, and the non-tensionable natural rubber shell softening too much.
They also retain funky odors pretty well after being marinated with sweat.

Kindaslow

You are just a ray of sunshine today!!!

in other words, I just bought this......

Leukybear 

It's still a great looking and comfortable saddle though! ENJOY IT!
Mine didn't really handle my aggressive riding very well.

Word of warning if you're a heavier-set rider, you're going to feel the shell rub on your seatpost top a whole lot after you wear off the "new". I've seen examples where the rubber shell was gouged and worn away by this.

Kindaslow

More sunshine....

I am very happy with it on my commuter. And, I would be happy with it even if I had to get a new one every couple of years. So, my hope is that it does fine for about 5,000 miles. And, the reviews that I read showed a lot of folks happy with theirs for more than that, but that the problems started after 10,000 miles.

50voltphantom

You got me. I'm intrigued. What the hell is it?

50voltphantom

Me too 'cause they're dope saddles and will probably own one eventually. Still in love with my Concor Supercorsa though.

Leukybear 

You read correct. For me, it only lasted for 1 season on the main stead with the latter miles being less than ideal.
I usually keep saddles around for ~2 seasons.

If you want a saddle to go a long long way, get a classic saddle like a turbo or concor. They will last ages.
Cosmetics and weight aside, even a beat up one from a old 80's roadie is still up to muster.