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i know brooks are nice but they are spendy..... any others i should look at???
ooh and does anyone have recommendations on non-leather saddles?
fizik's are nasty as a rule. decent amount of them are 'vegan', a little pricey though.
i just put some SLR type saddle that came stock on a felt road bike. got it from veloce for $15, would not be a bad place to start looking.
if you want something womyn specific WTB's deva is sworn by. WTB's in general are suppose to be nice but they don't look too fancy
Selle Italia - Max Flite Gel Flow, little heavy but awesome comfy saddle.
selle is about the best.
what about san marco's?
im getting the rolls for my new build. hopefully i like it
san marco makes great saddles. go with that. fiziks are nice, but way overpriced. i actually have a velo saddle by specialized that is pretty f-ing nice.
I've got a brand new Rolls I'd sell for $40. I can't seem to find anything as comfortable as my B17.
FIZIK the whole way...
I run a Specialized Troup on my track bike. And once I buy a road bike I'll have one on it too. Love'em
Fizik Arione, Selle Italia Turbomatic are my faves.
WTBs are my faves - On my road bike I've got the WTB Silverado which is by far the most comfortable (though they are all comfy)
i really want a concor, those look comfy
ive looked at a couple WTBs but im thinking ill go with the a san marco not sure which one yet.....
turbo.
anyone love the SLK?
I super-love my selle italia flite. its really beat up, but it sure is comfy.
Ariones. Friend gave me a worn in older style a while back and I got a couple of the new wing flex ones used...good stuff.
i like my turbo, but everyones got a different ass so really you gotta try a few out.
River city will at least let you mount one up and sit on it before you buy...
But I've taken to buying used and trying lots of different shapes until i found this turbo that i like, which is funny cuz it looks like it would give you ass cancer from how uncomfortable looking it is.
I wish i had a brooks shaped ass cuz i really like those even though they are made from dead stuff.
good luck
hey there is a few fizik ariones at city bikes cheap, well cheap-er...
$60 bucks for a brooks is spendy?
Ryan:i know brooks are nice but they are spendy..... any others i should look at???
i run a fizik arione i enjoy it.
duder where you getting brookses for $60? last b-17 i seen new was $80 and the narrow is like $90....just curious
TTUURRBBOO!!!!matic 2.
vegan saddles?
i sit on a $10 san marco.
so far its claimed two pairs of pants. i wouldnt reccomend
bryan.:vegan saddles?
Yeah, man! Leather free.
i dont eat my saddles. they eat my pants
but i see. word
bryan.:i sit on a $10 san marco.
so far its claimed two pairs of pants. i wouldnt reccomend
assless chaps.
yetti_core:bryan.:i sit on a $10 san marco.
so far its claimed two pairs of pants. i wouldnt reccomend
assless chaps.
says the man with a leather ass.
srsly. it looks like marlon brando's face.
and he's been dead for a while.
sometimes it feels like apocalypse now
huss:$60 bucks for a brooks is spendy?
Ryan:i know brooks are nice but they are spendy..... any others i should look at???
yeah where are you getting them for 60??
jonah:TTUURRBBOO!!!!matic 2.
ive been looking at those aswell
Dude. Buy a used saddle. One, you're reusing something; two, you can get the mad deals on CL/eBay. I swooped a mid-90s Specialized BG saddle (some dude took it off of his Allez and never used it) for $9. It's comfyyyyy.
used leather is legit on some fronts and sketch on others (according to some vegans)
zelah:used leather is legit on some fronts and sketch on others (according to some vegans)
Word. Like, wouldn't not buying something new trump the whole "leather" concern?
nah cause it is still an animal product and some just aren't trying to use any period
another thing is it perpetuates the fashion of it which could cause people to go buy new
Ryan:huss:$60 bucks for a brooks is spendy?
Ryan:i know brooks are nice but they are spendy..... any others i should look at???
yeah where are you getting them for 60??
I got mine from the shop across the street from Bike Gallery, on Sandy...Ok maybe it was $62.....last year.
B-17 Black rail's
zelah:nah cause it is still an animal product and some just aren't trying to use any period
another thing is it perpetuates the fashion of it which could cause people to go buy new
Whats better, Animal product, or Made in China...?
I'll take the dead seat....
that little shop is nice.
whats it called?
huss:zelah:nah cause it is still an animal product and some just aren't trying to use any period
another thing is it perpetuates the fashion of it which could cause people to go buy new
Whats better, Animal product, or Made in China...?
I'll take the dead seat....
global economy and animal death are not at all mutually exclusive.
the problem is exploitation, but this is not the place.
hey walter I'm gonna bring that white turbo in tomorrow so you can check it out
Hey Oliver I'm gonna bring in those drops tomorrow so you can check them out. Are you going to go to the clinic with Walter?
is it free?
and what size are those drops
zelah:huss:zelah:nah cause it is still an animal product and some just aren't trying to use any period
another thing is it perpetuates the fashion of it which could cause people to go buy new
Whats better, Animal product, or Made in China...?
I'll take the dead seat....
global economy and animal death are not at all mutually exclusive.
the problem is exploitation, but this is not the place.
True, true....I can't realy say much my 1 in a million Pista was made in China....haha
I just love my Brooks, and I still have my leather jacket from the 90's.......ahh the Grunge days.
zelah:
global economy and animal death are not at all mutually exclusive.the problem is exploitation, but this is not the place.
amen, brotha. and well-put.
zelah:nah cause it is still an animal product and some just aren't trying to use any period
another thing is it perpetuates the fashion of it which could cause people to go buy new
I try to avoid leather regardless of if it's new or used. I do make an exception for things that are gifted to me from family members and stuff...I admit to owning a couple of pairs of heels that are made from leather that my grandma bought me.
I found a Selle san Marco concors Supercorsa last night in my garage. mint condition, straight out of the 80's. I started to flail about and speak in tongues when my dad said he had never mounted it, and he was just kind of waiting to mount it on his old Girardengo roadie. true, it's made of tanned and dyed ungulate hide, but i still salivate uncontrollably when i think about it.