Which Saddle?

any good?

good.

Currently riding on a Prologo Scratch Pro which I'm slowly getting on well with, however it's pretty stiff and would like to have a bit more flex in them (carbon seatpost coming as well).

Does anyone have the Scratch Pro Nack that claim to be more flexible than the standard SP? it's a huge amount of money and would like to get some feedback before buying them to try it out.

Dunno.

There was loads of yellow leather dye on Ebay.

Just seemed a bad idea for something I will sit on?

Tried that when i wanted a green slr. Worked great for a couple of days..
Ruined a pair of jeans and some bike shorts. Perhaps i was unlucky but just not worth it imo.
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I like smps, pitty they are ugly tho they do grow on you after a while, i think.

Ok, feeling disheartened by the lack of Romin saddles out there for less than £60.

Does anyone have any experience with the Planet X Superlight Team Saddle? Is it a flatter saddle as opposed to a rounder one?

using a wtb devo, was using a brooks, but kept getting numb balls is not a good feeling..

Tried that when i wanted a green slr. Worked great for a couple of days..
Ruined a pair of jeans and some bike shorts. Perhaps i was unlucky but just not worth it imo.

Any colour that's added to leather is going to stain your clothing sooner or later; there's a good reason why the traditional colour for cycling shorts is black. Conversely, pale/white saddles will be stained blue-green by new jeans. If you want to ride a leather saddle, you simply have to take this into account.

Ok, feeling disheartened by the lack of Romin saddles out there for less than £60.

Does anyone have any experience with the Planet X Superlight Team Saddle? Is it a flatter saddle as opposed to a rounder one?

They are copies of the Fizik Arione. If you need a 143 Romin, an Arione copy probably isn't going to work for you - you need something a bit wider, and probably with a channel...

Nath, I've got a carbon Fizik Antares saddle I bought from Nick and rode a few times before deciding it was not right for me - if you get on with flatter saddles it might work for you?

You're a Romin fan too, right? Prob won't be any good for me either...

Thanks though!

I think i've come to the conclusion that SLRs are too wide for me. Also would like something with slightly more curved sides?

Anyone got any suggestions?

Have you tried the new SLRs (2012-?). The sides are less sharp. Maybe San Marco Aspide is worth a go too...

Does anyone know whether the "flow" selle italia's make a difference?

Spam from Ribble got me interested: http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/selle-italia-selle-italia-saddles-road-selle-italia-flite-flow-saddle/sellsadd278

My prefered shape is the flite, although I'm running a strippped SLR, which is fine as long as I'm wearing bibs. But marketing and the fear of impotence as I get older

I still haven't ridden mine properly yet Hugo, I will let you know how it compares. First impression is pretty good - it's more different from an old-school Flite than, say, the Regal-e is from a Regal. It's flatter and the sweet spot is maybe a bit further back. Definitely prefer it to an SLR already but need to see how it is on a longer ride. I don't like how flexy the shells are on the modern Selle Italias I've tried.

Superflows make a big difference. I've never tried the regular flows, but I reckon from the look of them they're more a token gesture; not as effective as the supers or the Specialized offerings.

What I want to know is what accounts for the price difference between the SLR Superflow and Maxflow. I have a Super, am happy with it and want another for another bike, but reluctant to spend the cash. But saying that, the Max is expensive enough that I don't want to waste the money on one if it's not as effective.

Edit: Looking at SI's site, the difference is the Supers have a little more carbon in the shell, Ti rails and less padding. ~55g difference. I'd ordinarily just go for the Max, but it's for my weight weenie bike...bah.

Fuck me Selle Italia have a lot of saddles.

This is pretty much why I've more or less just stuck with the saddles I don't have a problem with. I just give up having to look through the choices.

The 2013 SLR Flow has a cutout that's quite a lot larger than the Flows up to now (and the 2013 Team Edition Flow, confusingly). Not quite as big as the Superflow though.

Cheers for the tips.

So from the looks of it SLR Superflows are wider than normal SLRs... sort of making them look a bit more like a Flite fit.

God I wish I had the money to have a caste made of my arse and then just employ a team of people to go and find me a saddle. Still I guess I'm lucky that I have a few saddles I get on with.

EDIT: it's the "145" that's wider.

Yeah, the 130mm is the same as the standard SLRs, I think.

Off now to Google to see how cheaply I can get one of these new 'big hole' regular 2013 regular Flows...

The flow makes a really noticeable difference IMO if you suffer with numbness from pressure.

I still haven't ridden mine properly yet Hugo, I will let you know how it compares. First impression is pretty good - it's more different from an old-school Flite than, say, the Regal-e is from a Regal. It's flatter and the sweet spot is maybe a bit further back. Definitely prefer it to an SLR already but need to see how it is on a longer ride. I don't like how flexy the shells are on the modern Selle Italias I've tried.

The shell is definitely a bit flexy in the middle for my liking, although otherwise it's pretty comfortable. It doesn't feel that much like a Flite but it is noticeably wider at the back than an SLR (which I like).

Cheers.

Although I think for now I'll have to wait until they start to drift into ebay and the forum classifieds.

I might part with it sooner (while it still looks new) rather than later to be honest. If you were interested in a white one.

The flow makes a really noticeable difference IMO if you suffer with numbness from pressure.

Li'l bit of air-con for the gooch, too.

suffered with perennial numbness on a charge knife.
spent £80 (ooof) on a specialized romin evo expert.
highly recommend. really has changed bike riding for me.

http://www.brooksengland.com/cambium/
do you even lift?