Looking for a new saddle... Japanese?

ok.. i searched, every bloody saddle thread was about white saddles, or brooks.

so, i want a new saddle, ive got the stock Fuji one at the moment, and its crap.

im in Japan, so something japanese would make a nice addition i think.

i know about the kashimax golds, anything else? and are they compfy?

kashimax are pretty unforgiving...

just seen this on njsframes.blogspot

, Kashimax FG-8P padded,

Padded (!) Five Gold 8P NJS Keirin saddles,
in 30mm rail width, white. This is the top model used in Keirin, and is hard to
find with cushioning. $99.oo

See if you can find some Kashimax Rain Tails to add to your saddle and send one to me. Barking.

edit Only 1000 yen http://item.rakuten.co.jp/bebike/rf-100/

That's bonkers! I think I want one! ;)

kashimax are pretty unforgiving...

kashimax are great, they are only leave you sore if your bike is the wrong size and youve got it at the wrong height.

They have a bit of foam in them, the fake suede is great for the rain aswell, they just dont seem to ever feel wet.

I wouldnt reccomend buying a new one as they are well over valued, just get an old kashimax/concor/ISCA of ebay etc for a few quid.

You can peel of the suede and apply some more foam underneath if your desperate.

postage to japan puts off alot of ebay people it seems :(

its not that im after the whole NJS thing.. im just living in Japan, so reason i may as well buy japanese parts

its not that im after the whole NJS thing.. im just living in Japan, so reason i may as well buy japanese parts

oh right! your in japan.

Just get anything, will be better than the stock fuji one for sure. Dont know whats available there, but can say kashimax and similar feel great on sprinty fixed bikes. You get a lot of clearance for your legs to do their thing in an aero manner.

For comfort Ive always liked San marco Rolls, but they dont suit very modern looking bikes.

Havent tried (riding) all them modern fizik saddles, had a feel of a Ti ralied one, would say build quality on a rolls is better.

Buy saddles for your arse, not for how it looks when your bike is leaned against a wall. Ai ai ai!!!

so that rules out japanese ones then eh? oh well, will looking into what western ones i can get