What is the narrowest nosed saddle?
07-05-21, 07:43 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
What is the narrowest nosed saddle?
I'm looking for a saddle that has a very narrow nose. My current Prologo's nose is 37mm wide along the "nose section" of the saddle.Is there anything narrower than this?
PS: I have tried a short nose saddle, but it still has a relative wider nose section which ends up rubbing against my thighs too much when I'm not sitting near the nose, but I don't plan on sitting near the nose constantly.
PS: I have tried a short nose saddle, but it still has a relative wider nose section which ends up rubbing against my thighs too much when I'm not sitting near the nose, but I don't plan on sitting near the nose constantly.
07-05-21, 11:13 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: upstate NY
Posts: 161
Bikes: Jamis renegade, surly big dummy, giant talon 29er
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 62 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 42 Times
in
22 Posts
Have you tried no nose? Like an ISM saddle? I switched about 3 years ago and will never go back.
07-07-21, 05:23 PM
#3
Senior Member
Thread Starter
I already tried the ISM. Way too wide, it rubs my thighs all over, yes, while sitting on the nose. Sitting on the rear of the ISM is totally unbearable as the rubbing to the thighs is even worse.
07-08-21, 10:07 AM
#4
Zip tie Karen
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Posts: 7,004
Bikes: '13 Motobecane Fantom29 HT, '16 Motobecane Turino Pro Disc, '18 Velobuild VB-R-022, '21 Tsunami SNM-100
Mentioned: 26 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1465 Post(s)
Liked 1,542 Times
in
806 Posts
Form E3 / Kontact
In my experience, the Forte E3 Form saddle (now discontinued) has the narrowest nose and the best anatomically-based ergonomics of any road saddle. Unfortunately, the creator had a business falling out with Performance, with whom he had an exclusive distributorship. I wish that I had kept any of the three I owned, all sold with the bikes they were on. Terrific saddle, really.
He was forced to re-engineer the product to evade the licensing claims, and issued the Kontact anatomical saddle. You can search under Kontact bicycle saddle to see the new product. It looks very similar to me.
He was forced to re-engineer the product to evade the licensing claims, and issued the Kontact anatomical saddle. You can search under Kontact bicycle saddle to see the new product. It looks very similar to me.
Last edited by Phil_gretz; 07-09-21 at 07:14 AM. Reason: added photos
07-09-21, 06:35 AM
#5
Bikes are okay, I guess.
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Posts: 6,938
Bikes: Waterford Paramount Touring, Giant CFM-2, Raleigh Sports 3-speeds in M23 & L23, Schwinn Cimarron oddball build, Marin Palisades Trail dropbar conversion, Nishiki Cresta GT
Mentioned: 69 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2647 Post(s)
Liked 2,446 Times
in
1,557 Posts
Selle San Marco Integra is the narrowest I know of. I can get some measurements if you like.
07-09-21, 06:39 AM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 8,431
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4407 Post(s)
Liked 4,860 Times
in
3,006 Posts
Fizik Aliante has quite a narrow nose too.
