BBBs - Big Beautiful Bikes

It really works for me, the only thing I hate is that everyone seems to focus on it instead on the custom "classic-look" build I did with nowadays components :)

Just in case you haven't seen another Duopower, and there hasn't been a debate on this kind of saddle I'll elaborate:

UCI ARTICLE 1.3.014 says: “The plane passing through the highest points at the front and rear of the saddle shall be horizontal. The
length of the saddle shall be 24 cm minimum and 30 cm
maximum"

So since this saddles have 18cm of length they are not legal for competition (I think this stupid rule comes from the Graeme Obree hour record attempts era). Thats the first reason to see a few of them on non-racing amateurs (and none on pro's), being aesthetics the second. The saddle nose is just a legacy from the horse saddles, like the modern keyboard layout comes from the first typing machines problems and not from a ergonomic design.

The idea behind is that you should sit on your ischial bones

and the rest of the seat doesn't have any other purpose than busting your crotch so.. why should we keep it?

Many old school cyclist have told me that without the saddle nose it would be much difficult to ride without hands... or to do high speed descents on the road bike or the mountain bike... or to climb very steep hills... But turns out they are all wrong since I've been doing those for more than 5 years now and making great times on brevets and races, without any numbness or nerve problem (and no crashes). I can "grab" the horizontal top tube of my road/mtb bike with my knees and be stable in rough descents, and also ride no-hands like anyone else.

TL;DR: The saddle may not be beautiful but it works really great, avoiding pressure on sensible/important parts of your body, and letting you have your legs closer to each other. I know its a bit controversial in a bike that was supposed to be built just for the looks.