Saddles: I Don't Understand...
01-14-15, 08:31 PM
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I must have an iron ass. I've just ridden stock saddles and they've been different brands; Fizik, Spec, WTB, and Cannondale. I wear multiple brands of bibs or mountain bike shorts and for rides longer than 4 hours I'll apply chamois cream. Sure my butt is sore the first couple of rides on a new saddle but it figures it out (yes, my ass has a mind of its own). This strategy has gotten me through 5,000 miles last year, multiple hilly centuries and multi day mountain bike epics. My theory is that your butt adjusts to whatever it's on and hardens accordingly.
01-15-15, 09:16 PM
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Yup, Fizik put in a Kevlar reinforcement layer to make the saddle rip proof. So far, so good, 500+ miles.
01-15-15, 09:55 PM
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I've got a carbon and it's extremely comfortable for me
01-16-15, 03:20 PM
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I must have an iron ass. I've just ridden stock saddles and they've been different brands; Fizik, Spec, WTB, and Cannondale. I wear multiple brands of bibs or mountain bike shorts and for rides longer than 4 hours I'll apply chamois cream. Sure my butt is sore the first couple of rides on a new saddle but it figures it out (yes, my ass has a mind of its own). This strategy has gotten me through 5,000 miles last year, multiple hilly centuries and multi day mountain bike epics. My theory is that your butt adjusts to whatever it's on and hardens accordingly.
01-16-15, 03:50 PM
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Honestly, the shape matters more than the material. I've got a full carbon saddle and with a pair of Assos shorts it feels fine. I have numbness issues if I don't get a saddle with a good cut-out, which is probably the real challenge for finding saddles.
01-16-15, 03:57 PM
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I must have an iron ass. I've just ridden stock saddles and they've been different brands; Fizik, Spec, WTB, and Cannondale. I wear multiple brands of bibs or mountain bike shorts and for rides longer than 4 hours I'll apply chamois cream. Sure my butt is sore the first couple of rides on a new saddle but it figures it out (yes, my ass has a mind of its own). This strategy has gotten me through 5,000 miles last year, multiple hilly centuries and multi day mountain bike epics. My theory is that your butt adjusts to whatever it's on and hardens accordingly.
01-16-15, 06:39 PM
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I suppose if I had all the bikes I needed I'd also have more money to refine my saddle and other equipment. I've spent too much these past 3 years of riding purchasing a mountain, cross and road bike. I still "need" a hardtail mountain bike. After that, I'll work on spending money on the other stuff, like the "finer things". Rapha and Assos, here I come!
01-16-15, 07:01 PM
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I think it is worth the try, for about $30 it can be something that you don't like you don't have to use again. Mine came in at 110g, sanded it down to 96g now. One day I might try to get it to 80g for the fun of it.
01-17-15, 05:21 AM
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Doesn't that make more sense since the brand is called selle italia? 
01-17-15, 05:57 AM
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Yeah, I'm just more familiar with French- I totally forgot for a moment that all of the 'selle' brands are Italian. The word exists in both languages, Latin root.
01-17-15, 06:08 AM
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01-17-15, 08:02 AM
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I went through five saddles until I found one that worked for me. The worst saddle was was the Fizik Arione. I could only sit on it for about 10 minutes. I think the shape of the saddle made it a sit bone pry bar. The other three saddles caused numbness and the fifth one was just right and have been on the bike since 2008.
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