Submitted by
apostolos
a Weekend Warrior
from ny,ny
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2006
Strengths: super comfy looks cool
Weaknesses: its finally wearing out on me after 3 years
Bottom Line:
Im a heavy rider, just under 300lbs, and this is the best seat ive ever ridden when my friends get on my bike they say the same great control and also allows you to slide forward or backward on the seat for uphills and downhills
Strengths: Very comfy, great for extra control of your bike on the downhills.
Weaknesses: None. Rails are fine! It's a DH seat which means its for D o w n H i l l. Maybe it's not for jumps or maybe all you who are bending them just need to lose some wieght.
Bottom Line:
The best downhill seat you will ever buy. Kinda gives your bike a dirtbike feel.
Submitted by
Kevin
a Downhiller
from Edmonds, WA USA
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2001
Strengths: Comfy long narrow seat, STRONG rails, Cool colors (R/W/B)
Weaknesses: if I had to pick some things: mine doesn't have Kevlar Heavy for XC riders
Bottom Line:
I have tried many and there is none I have found that are as comfortable and my Tioga DH. I have used it for XC rise as well and it is wonderfull.
There have been many reports of bent rails but consider this ANY seat rails can be bent. Around here Azonic has a bad rep for bending their large aluminum rails on the DH seats. I have had my Tioga for over 5 years and other than tears in the cover(Shoe Goo'd shut) the seat is as comfy as when I bought it. The frame rails are straight but the paint on the rails is all chipped off. I am not the best/smoothest rider around and I have come down on this seat HARD, MANY times and it is not bent. My SDG BIg Boy bent within the third real jumping session I had....my error, but I have errored a lot with the Tioga and it keeps coming back for more. I have the red white and blue model and now have a brand new one in my closet for when I finally do have to retire this beast. If you are looking for a DH seat and this seat isn't to big.....then try it.
PS-I am pushing 300lbs and this seat has held up to all my dorky moves and missed pedals.
Weaknesses: I found that it became a bit to narrow in the front end so for some uphill climbs you have a seat wedged between your ass. It creaked but I fixed that by tightening the seat bolts
Bottom Line:
I admit that it was a great seat at first but after a couple months of ruding with it. My ass started to cramp uup on hills on trail rides. I sold the tioga and bought a funn lunch pad. It has a wider surface area and is supercomfy.
Bike Setup: Foes DHS mono, stratos superstar 8, everything bombproof
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Submitted by
dv8
a Weekend Warrior
from Helsinki, Finland
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2001
Strengths: Lots of padding, great length
Weaknesses: Rails are absolute crap
Bottom Line:
I looked around a lot for a seat to replace my last one. I wanted one that was nice and long so I could shift my weight around, and also one that had good padding. The tioga matched this perfectly so I picked it. Within 1.5 weeks I had slightly bent the rails vertically, a week later they were a little more bent, then this past weekend, after 3-4 weeks on the bike, one rail collapsed totally when I took a hard hit on a jump. OK, it was a hard hit but man, the seat only lasted a month tops! My other saddle (the Point) took more abuse than that for sure. Looks like one benefit of a shorter saddle is shorter rails, that's what I'll look for next time.
A very comfortable saddle, but the weakest rails I've ever seen!! I've only had this saddle for a month now, and I havn't dropped more than about 5' so far, but the rails are all bent to hell already.
Bike Setup: GT XCR-3000, BOXXER 2000, GUSTAV M, SHIMANO XT
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Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
from OHIO
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2000
Strengths: Looks great, and feels great
Weaknesses: I road this thing twice, once just doing drop offs at my wharehouse's loading docks, and once on some single track and the saddle now is on the post since the rails completely bent in. I do not jump, drop off, or even ride trails that are rough sitting down, so this thing bent in on normal riding situations. I am a big guy at 200 pounds but this is just silly. I thought the rails were cromo not tin.
I never had this problem on my WTB that I destroyed in a crash.
Bike Setup: Mountian Cycle MOHO with XT, Race Face and Marzzochi
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Submitted by
bikerdude
a Weekend Warrior
from Cheshire UK
Date Reviewed: September 29, 1999
Strengths: Well comfy , long , pros use it , cheap (only £20), strong
Weaknesses: bends a bit to much in the middle so gets u worried when u first get it
Bottom Line:
Excellent set but the bending in the middle makes u a little worried at first . Used by Orange Playstation and the messier , Tomac , so it must be good ! 4 hot chillies for this little love puppy to protect the little general and keep u comfy
When i tried by friend's seat, i was so impressed by the comfort of the seat that i went out and bought one. But after a few days, i realized the rails were a little bent. A week later, i was riding and the seat felt funny. I got off and the seat was twisted, bent in every direction imaginable. note: i only weigh 135 lbs. for comfort i'd give it a 5, but it lacks in strenth.
Submitted by
Russell
a Cross-Country Rider
from Adelaide , Australia
Date Reviewed: May 18, 1999
Strengths: It is a nice and soft seat . And it is real good going up hills.
Weaknesses: it is a very weak seat .the rails are hollow whitch them makest easyer tobrack (whitch i have all ready done) the cover that is blue and redis crap it rips easy
Bottom Line:
I thinck it is a realy good seat but it needs to be STRONGER
This saddle is the sofa de la sofa, it lets you kick the bike around in mid air, as well as for cornering and kicking the back out easier. If DH is your thing then the Tioga DH is for you!! It gets full marks from me!
Submitted by
Hardy Martin
a downhiller
from Australia
Date Reviewed: January 9, 1999
Bottom Line:
I will never sit on another saddle again! I have one on my slalom frame as well. it's so comfy I'm tempted to watch tv on my bike. It also is a huge advantage in racing because it's like having a second handle bar you hold with yer knees and you can push the bike anywhere you like in complete control so it's more than a seat, it's a way of life
Dont laugh... I need to carry a spare tube, pump and a multi tool, obviously this all packs down quite small, but i dont want to use a backpack.
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