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ventura
a Weekend Warrior
from Spokane, WA, USADate Reviewed: October 20, 2010
Strengths: Cheap, graduated rails for adjustmentWeaknesses: PainfulBottom Line: This is the most uncomfortable saddle I've ever ridden. I used it for a few short days on the trainer, then on one 40 mile ride. It's very inexpensive, but it's just not worth it. Spend a few more dollars and buy anything else.
Favorite Trail: Riverside State Park singletrack
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$16.00
Purchased At: Price Point
Similar Products Used: WTB Speed V, Speed V pro gel, Comfort, many other saddles
Bike Setup: Diamondback XSL, Marin Novato, Kona Dew Deluxe, Ibex Ignition 1
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trailville
a Cross Country Rider
from WisconsinDate Reviewed: August 7, 2009
Strengths: Cheap, comfy, and not too heavy.Weaknesses: durability?Bottom Line: If you're looking for a cheap seat that has enough padding to ride without padded shorts, but isn't so fat as to look and feel like a granny seat, give the Rev a shot.
I have a lot of bikes and generally ride more expensive seats, but the more expensive seats are pretty much designed to be used in combination with padded shorts. So I was looking for something cheap with a little more padding than my normal seats to use on my towny bike (so I could comfortable ride without padded shorts). So far the Rev is working great for this. I even purchased another one for my rigid trail bike (once again for the extra padding). While the Rev has enough padding to use without padded shorts, it's not so fat that it feels weird to use it with padded shorts either.
And 300 grams is actually pretty light for a cheap padded seat.
Durability might be an issue, but for $15.00 you can just get another one.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: Pricepoint
Similar Products Used: WTB Rocket V Pro, WTB speed V, Terry Fly,
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Bubba from Valpo
a Weekend Warrior
from Valparaiso, INDate Reviewed: July 1, 2009
Strengths: ComfyWeaknesses: Hard to find right positionBottom Line: I combined this with a Sette air suspension post. No more numbness or sore butt.
Favorite Trail: Imagination Glen
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$14.00
Purchased At: Price point
Similar Products Used: Specialized
Bike Setup: Old Trek steel hardtail
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yellowjeep
a Weekend Warrior
from Lawrence KSDate Reviewed: March 10, 2009
Strengths: Inexpensive. Looks good. Similar shape to WTBWeaknesses: None that I know of yetBottom Line: For 15 buck this seat is hard to argue with. It has the slightly sloping rear similar to a Pure V which is also a favorite. The rev is simple and clean looking and seems to be pretty tough. I will by another when need be.
Favorite Trail: any
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: Price Point
Similar Products Used: WTB Pure V
Bike Setup: Forge Sawback with Manipoo Black fork Deore and Hayes.
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schmitty8225
a Cross Country Rider
from Oviedo Fl USADate Reviewed: February 22, 2009
Strengths: This bike seat is comfortable. I was really surprised when I first sat on it. It has markings on it I guess for different angles for the seat to be at. Having it at 0 is perfect for me. It is also strong. I took a nice fall on it and scratched it up against limestone for a good 10 feet. The limestone had a texture of rough cement with small pebbles in it. All that happened to the seat was some rubbed off rock on it. I brushed it off and it was fine. I was really expecting this seat to rip and be ruined but it came out perfect. To me this seat was also a fairly small seat. I was expecting a fatter and bigger seat but I was surprised when I opened the box and saw a sleek and skinny seat.Weaknesses: The seat picks up smells very easily. Ive used the seat for about 9 hours and it already smells like someone took a dump in it and left it out in mangroves for a year. It may just be my butt is really smelly which is a big possiblity but I don't think it should smell this bad after 9 hours of riding.Bottom Line: This is a great seat. I would recommend it to anyone to try. The strengths of this product far outweigh the negatives. The seat durability was tested on my first extended ride with it and it passed with flying colors. The smell is not a huge weakness because nobody should be sniffing my seat. I am looking for a new seatpost because my current one can not grip a seat. My previous seat slid all over and this one does to but not as much, with my experience with Sette products I will be tryint their Venn seatpost to go along with this saddle. schmm.itty@gmail.com
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: Price Point
Similar Products Used: Some Avnir seat and a Specialized one. The Avnir one was the one that came with my bike and it was not comfortable at all. It was big and fat. The specialized one is the seat that comes on the Hardrock and this Sette seat is thinner than it. I havent sat on the Specialized one for an extended period of time but the intial sit on the Sette was more pleasent than the Specialized seat.
Bike Setup: 2006 Raleigh Mojave 2.0 with Time Atac Aluim Pedals, Bontrager Mustang Rims, Kool Stop MTB brake pades, Shimano Deore LX hubs
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Eric Johnson
a Cross Country Rider
from Saint Michael, Minnesota.Date Reviewed: May 24, 2008
Strengths: Comfortable, wow! I never thought a saddle this small and skinny could be so comfortable, It is also lighter than the other saddle which it replaced. It does not soak up so much water like previous saddles used due to being covered with synthetic leather.Weaknesses: I cannot find or think of any. This saddle cost me 15.00 and I feel that I got my money's worth modestly speaking.Bottom Line: I always thought that this kind of seat was going to be hard on ones behind, So, I always went for the ultra plush comfort gel seats. Still I was always getting the numbness in the groin from sitting on the saddle incorrectly AND using a seat which did not fill my needs. It seems that the low profile seats which are slimmer and dont take up so much space between your legs and have less surface to put so much pressure in certain areas are the way to go.
I am now riding much more comfortably now.
I am glad I made the decision to go with a little perfomance upgrade and got much more comfort along with it! All for 10.00 less than I was paying on average for those comfort seats.
Favorite Trail: Any trail, Dirt,rock,or pavement.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: Pricepoint.com
Similar Products Used: Memoflex II, GEL TYPE, Selle stratos, another GEL TYPE, Comfort seats.
Bike Setup: Raleigh SCM50 with all components upgraded except stem and headset, X7 shifters, X7 rear, LX front, Raceface Ride XC crankset, TRUVATIV GIGAPIPE TEAM SL BB, AVID Single digit 7 brakes, paired with AVID speed dial lever, LX wheelset with sun rhynylite rims, SRAM PG950 cassette, Rockshox DART II 80MM fork.
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Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lkae City, UT 84123Date Reviewed: June 10, 2007
Strengths: Very cheap, fairly light, comfortable.Weaknesses: No scuff pads on corners.Bottom Line: Cheap and very comfortable. No protection for crashes, I haven't torn it yet but it's probably only a matter of time.
Favorite Trail: Porcupine Rim, Moab
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: pricepoint
Similar Products Used: WTB, various.
Bike Setup: GT Avalanche HT, 1x8 drivetrain, Judy SL fork
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