Our latest Ithys saddle technology, complete with abrasion-resistant Kevlar-trimmed leather cover and our Relief Zone™ saddle nose padding design, front and rear bash guards, and hollow Cromoly rails – all at a price you’ll amore. Choose from an array of 4 colors!
Submitted by
H.S.
a Weekend Warrior
from Apple Valley, Ca.
Date Reviewed: December 20, 2007
Strengths: Comfortable, durable, looks good.
Weaknesses: None.
Bottom Line:
This saddle is stiff, which for me is good as I don't like sinking into a seat and chafing. It is surprisingly comfortable and you can move all over the thing freely, I really like how narrow it is, just enough seat to support your butt. I am still riding on the one that came w/ my bike in'03, but I just bought another one on E-bay for a backup because I beleive they don't make them anymore. Great seat.
Similar Products Used: Various WTB's, Serfas, club roost.
Bike Setup: '03 Fisher Sugar 4+, heavily upgraded.
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Matt Hipple
a Cross Country Rider
from Sherwood, AR, USA
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2006
Strengths: Beautiful saddle.
Weaknesses: None so far.. None expected under normal use..
Bottom Line:
This seat takes practice, and has to be tweaked to the exact correct position or it will be murder on your hinder parts...
It took 4 or 5 rides to adjust it properly and this process was very painful. Seriously.
BUT, once I learned to perch properly, and got the angle and seat height just right, I got faster with better control for climbing... It just works.. No pain at all. Perfectly comfortable.
It's very important to have a good seat and even at $75 the Ithys Amore is worth having a properly functioning prostate.
I will never go back to a bananna pad..
Amore' is right, once it's dialed in you don't even think about it, you just spin and sweat and try to do the posted speed limit for the whole ride.
Similar Products Used: Velo, Vetta, cheapies, soft padded crap...
Bike Setup: Giant XTC SE2 Frame, Manitou SX-R 100mm fork, Hayes MX-1 Mechanicals, Sun DS-2 wheels, lx front/rear.. Titec fast al stem and riserbar, tri-pivot shimano brake levers, truvativ 175's, ritchey peds, walmart speedo, 27.9lbs... needs carbon
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Submitted by
Shaker666
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, BC
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2006
Strengths: Good looking, reasonable construction quality.
Weaknesses: Like riding on a piece of 3" steel tube layed out horizontally.
Bottom Line:
This saddle is likely more useful for cross country riding where you're not continuously seated (as in road riding). I find myself riding quite a bit on pavement these days and this thing makes me numb on long hauls.
Bike Setup: '04 Fisher Sugar 4+, some fancy stuff on it.
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Submitted by
Mr. Lumberg
a Weekend Warrior
from Mesa AZ
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2005
Strengths: Light weight, good profile for shifting weight back for the hills. Best I can say about it is that it holds your ass up.
Weaknesses: Complete lack of comfort. It felt like I was sitting on a 2x4.
Bottom Line:
I gotta come clean here, my ass has had a chance to soften back up a bit, but DEEEYYAMMM this thing hurt! My mt. and road bikes were both ripped off awhile back and I haven't had much chance to ride in that time. I didn't have the green to replace them, but I recently found the Yeti at bikeuys.com and snapped it upbefore they were completely gone. (They discontinued the Koko, despite killer ratings. BAD YETI! BAD!) It was one of the lower-end models, not due to the frame but the equipment on it, so I bought knowing I'd be upgrading as I went along. That's fine; I'm an engineering student and I love to tinker anyway, but after only a short trip being felt the day after, I am starting with the seat.
Similar Products Used: Bontrager, Serfas gel crap, the stocker off my old GT hardtail
Bike Setup: Yeti Kokopelli '03
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Tim
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2005
Strengths: Comfortable, sturdy, cheap, no numbness, no break-in time, just a good, plain saddle
Weaknesses: The back does rip up with some nice road rash, but with a little hot glue and some polyurethane, it patches well.
Bottom Line:
Really, unless you do serious, die-hard type riding, get one! In my opinion, if you do the serious full-suspension death jumps, you never should've purchased this saddle. DOn't worry about weight, you pansies - comfort trumps all.
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matt
a Weekend Warrior
from aurura,il
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2004
Strengths: comfortable cheap
Weaknesses: none yet
Bottom Line:
I rode this saddle on a 5 day mt bike tour on a rental bike. End of 5 days/120 miles on bumpy UT trails was no soreness. Liked it so much I asked them to sell me one. Tour company sold me a used one for $5. Can't beat that. First seat I've found that fits me well. No numbness or chafing.
Submitted by
Puff_daddi
a Weekend Warrior
from Waterford, CT
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2004
Strengths: confortable saddle
Weaknesses: durability
Bottom Line:
got this saddle as a father's day gift from the guys at the bike shop (THANK YOU!). I am glad I didn't pay for it since I've only ridden it for about 3 weeks on a Full Suspension bike and bent the support rail on one side already.
It's a shame because the saddle is comfortable - it's just not durable enough...
One value chili for the lack of durability and only one again overall since 3 weeks is pathetic for the lifetime of any saddle.
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BRIAN MURPHY
a Weekend Warrior
from WOODBRIDGE,NJ,USA
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2004
Strengths: VERY COMFORTABLE,LIGHT WEIGHT
Weaknesses: NONE
Bottom Line:
THIS A VERY COMFORTABLE LIGHT WEIGHT SADDLE. I LOVE IT WILL BUY ANOTHER WHEN THIS ONE DIES!!!!!! GREAT FOR XC.5 FLAMIN' CHILIS THIS SADDLE IS HOT HOT HOT.......CAN GET IT AT A GOOD PRICE IF YOU SHOP AROUND.
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Collin Curtis
a Cross Country Rider
from Battlefield, MO
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2004
Strengths: It looks nice, it's easy to get off the back of the saddle, fairly decent weight (245grams)
Weaknesses: Hard, didn't fit my posterior very well
Bottom Line:
I did not enjoy this saddle. I thought at first that it would be fine and that I would get used to it, but not so. I tried adjusting it, but I just couldn't get it to a point where I was sitting in the sweet spot. And as some of my training involves slicks and pavement, I tend to have some long rides where I do a lot of sitting. After 3 days of on road training, I had some serious bruising. Even though saddle choice is very subjective, I still wouldn't suggest this piece of crap to anyone. I replaced it with a fi'zi:k Gobi.
Bike Setup: '04 Fisher Tassajara with Eggbeaters, Avid SD 7 Ti brakes and levers, XT rear deraileur, fi'zi:k Gobi
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Submitted by
robotkiller
a Cross Country Rider
from valdosta, ga
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2004
Strengths: gets out of the way, looks good, well made.
Weaknesses: It's hard -- that's not necessarily a bad thing, but it is for some.
Bottom Line:
Basically, if I had a Cannondale or another stiff @ss ride I would stay far away from this saddle. I ride a nice cushy full suspension and frankly I don't want a softy saddle that pogos me around -- I feel with this saddle a greater amount of control that my older saddle didn't really provide. The saddle is hard, but it is not uncomfortable -- I forget it's there, so I know it works.
I like it, but I can see how some may not. Some people like big soft heavy saddles -- not me. Another nice thing is that the nose is wider than most and the rear end is narrow -- I've had less problems getting behind than before.
If you want a comfort cush ride, if you commute or if you ride a really stiff aluminum ride and like to spin, then this saddle may not work for you. In my experience, this saddle compliments a full suspension well.
Submitted by
k-man man
a Cross Country Rider
from Concord
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2004
Strengths: This thing really blows. I thought it was my rear shock being too stiff but it's just that this sat is too hard. I'm switching to something else. I had WTB Rocket V on my Jamis XLT, it was uglier but much more comfy.
Weaknesses: To hard. If all you do is downhill I guess it's allright cause you never sit down!
Bottom Line:
Don't waste you money. there are much better saddles out there for less.
