In the category of Best Saddle

Specialized Toupe.

End of.

Selle Italia SLR.

End of.

My head (vanity) loves the regal, my arse loves the B17.....

I've liked a few saddles, liked the Spoon for a bit, then started to hurt, same with the Rolls, loved the Flite for ages, then stripped an old SLR, perfect saddle but was bent to one side a bit so gave me a sore, went back to Flite, now on a regular SLR XP and love it to bits. Not even bothered about stripping this one.

My head (vanity) loves the regal, my arse loves the B17.....

Madness...

Selle Italia SLR.

Be more specific then. There are five of them listed up there...

I know.. I was the one that added them all to the original list. Fucking lists.

You've split the vote... Fail... ;P

SLR without a doubt.

cheers to illy for sending me a link on the bay to the ever more rare Storika. auction won. my weapon of choice for sure. though i do like the SLR, and the San Marco Rolls Due, Due only mind.

jonny, I may be able to get a Tioga Spyder at trade if you're interested. Will have to have a word with my local shop though.

max, cheers dude, but i have four bikes and they now all have quality saddles on them and i won a brand new Storika yesterday. and have a couple of spares to boot. i really liked the Spyder saddle but after having mine nicked have decided they are not meant for me.

and don't worry dude, i don't reckon you will look anything like BoJo in 20 years time ;)

Haha, fair enough. Just puttin it out there for ya.

I hope to fuck that I don't look like Boris in 20 years. Cheers for the reassurance man means alot

As far as Brooks go, I have a Swallow, Swift, B17 and Team Pro.

For me the Swallow and Swift (in that order) are best for longer distances in a more racing position while the B17 is ideal for shorter distances in a more upright position. I have that now on my commuter. The Team Pro I just can't get used to, to be honest, for whatever reason. Fine over short distances but I was hoping it would be good for longer ones.

I have tried a few modern saddles, many are fine over shorter distances but I start to feel them on the second day on a long ride. I have not entirely ruled out that there may be one that would suit me, after all most people get on fine with them these days. Have Bontrager, a couple of Specialized, Giant, Ritchey WCS and a couple of Focus ones.

Saddles are a very personal thing, what works for one person may not for another. Brooks are a nightmare for some people, they work for me. Of course this indicates the innate superiority of my arse...

Turbo for me, closely followed by Rolls and then Brooks B17. Three of the most comfortable saddles I've had the pleasure of sitting on.

I have a gel selle italia that is really comfortable.

Don't get/understand the brooks business as they do not look comfortable.

I hope to fuck that I don't look like Boris in 20 years. Cheers for the reassurance man means alot

Yeah, 20 years ago I thought I always gonna look like Peter Murphy and fit into skinny jeans... Now it's more Peter Kay.

Doh! Obviously you don't know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pR7_9mLOM4

The best saddle has to be a slr for me. But at £100 a pop, it will take a while before all my bikes have one. If there was a worse saddle poll, then the brooks would be at the top!

I look at the list and I realise that all of them are fucking uncomfortable for me.

What's your favourite, Ed?

I look at the list and I realise that all of them are fucking uncomfortable for me.

They will all be uncomfortable in jeans...

I've not tried out 4 saddle on that list, but the least uncomfortable one were the Brooks B17, it was fine for a couple of miles, but I end up feeling the metal frame against my sitbones.

cheers to illy for sending me a link on the bay to the ever more rare Storika. auction won. my weapon of choice for sure. though i do like the SLR, and the San Marco Rolls Due, Due only mind.

(jealous anger, grrrrr)

I should really get a reserve strorika for the BJ.

I've not tried out 4 saddle on that list, but the least uncomfortable one were the Brooks B17, it was fine for a couple of miles, but I end up feeling the metal frame against my sitbones.

That's what the brooks spanner is there to fix.

believe me it wasn't slagging.