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Submitted by
Grant
a Downhiller
from Castro Valley, Ca
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Boondocks | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Friend | | Strengths: | Huge, Soft, Couch like, durable | | Weaknesses: | Heavy | | Similar Products Used: | SDG Belair, Ti-Fly, WTB Devo, etc Lots of saddles | | Bike Setup: | 06 7point, 888RC, Roco RC, Saint Brakes, Gamut p20 | | Bottom Line: | For the price I got it for (free) I couldnt pass it up. I get ragged on for riding a 3lb motorcycle seat but its the most comfortable seat for DH I have ever used. Its saved my boys many time. If I had been using a regular seat they would have exploded.
Its super comfortable, Doesnt hurt pedaling performance (too much) If its for your gravity only bike, why the hell not. Its awesome! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from Anaheim, CA
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Fullerton Loop | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | EBAY | | Strengths: | Size, durability, comfort | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Titec DH | | Bike Setup: | Giant VT 3, Manitou Minute 2, XT Drivetrain, Avid Juciy 7s,FSA stem,bars, Vuelta FR Wheelset, Raceface Evovle XC crank | | Bottom Line: | If you're a bigger rider, or a MX/dirtbike rider, this saddle is definetly for you. Not for the gram counters, but will probably outlast most of your other components. You can't really complain about $35 bucks either. Most people pay 2 times that for less. Size lets you move back & forth easier for weight shifts. Is durable as your 4 year old pair of 501s. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
American_Lesion
a Cross Country Rider
from Oil City, PA USA
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Sandy Creek/Allegheny/Oil Creek Trail network | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Great for Freeriding, tough cover, comfy | | Weaknesses: | Not absorbant & a bit big | | Similar Products Used: | Numerous SDG, Vetta, Brooks, Selle Italia, and WTB saddles | | Bike Setup: | Lake Freerider, Zoom Gordo Triple crown fork, Deore 9spd derailleurs & cranks, Wellgo WPD platform pedals, SRAM twisters, Titec hellbent bars & brace, Tahoma seatpost, Diatech Mech Discs w/ Tektro levers, Weinnman Rims, IRC Madmud tires, Zoom stem, threadless headset | | Bottom Line: | Outstanding Freeride saddle. Great for taking jumps, drops, or just busting brush. Well worth the 35 bones I shelled out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas
a Weekend Warrior
from Sunrise Florida
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Markham Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | Airbomb.com | | Strengths: | Excellent saddle. Very comfortable | | Weaknesses: | Tears at bottom where it wraps under the seat. | | Similar Products Used: | None can compare | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar 2001 | | Bottom Line: | The best saddle I ever used. I will use it on my road bike as well. I have yet to feel any pain what so ever. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Detroit
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | big and strong, it looks new just with some dirt on it, the thing could last a verry long time | | Weaknesses: | It's size it's a lot of saddle between your legs. | | Similar Products Used: | bontrager race, wtb speed V | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000LT | | Bottom Line: | I'm a big guy (6'-5", 250lb) so I don't fit on most saddles very well. Those that I do fit on I go through quick. I read all the good reviews of the loveseat and thought it could be for me. At first I thought I just had to get use to a saddle that is so big and looks so ridiculous. I gave it a summer of riding and that was way too much time for it on my bike. It's hard to pedal with that much seat between your legs. The sharp edges also add to the bad pedaling feel. I really wanted to like this saddle but it's just not a saddle made for anyone who pedals the bike. I have no doubt in my mind this would make a great DH saddle but that's not my thing. It does hold up very well. Normally after a summer my saddles look 5 years old this one looks brand new. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J Walter
a Weekend Warrior
from Montana
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Personal Jesus | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | CBO | | Strengths: | When your manuelin its like a lazy boy recliner with out the handle on the side to recline...Seems xtremely strong and did I say F-in soft and comfy as a size DD ahhhh....breast | | Weaknesses: | Is that question a joke? DO NOT BUY IF YOU DONT FREERIDE OR DOWN HILL | | Similar Products Used: | Doesnt matter there all crap now.... | | Bike Setup: | Specialized enduro expert...Boxxer Team, xtr, race face Diabolus bars and stem(which also kick ass)and all else that is nice... | | Bottom Line: | BUY THIS SEAT The bottom line is that the seat is made for your bottom line. I could never attempt to go back to a minature seat. I love my love seat. When I took it out of the box I was pissed off because I ripped the box apart, I didnt like the looks of it at all.And I wanted to send it back. Good thing the fedex guy was gone because he would of took it with him. Well after the first ride it was like being drunk in a bar and bringin home the girl with no teeth and a ass the size of the love seat. Even though it was big and ugly it still fells really really good... But life is full of surprizes. Even big things can be loved to. 5 flamin chillis across the board from me... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeffrey Domb
a Weekend Warrior
from Oldsmar
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$42.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Well made. Kevlar protected. | | Weaknesses: | Too wide. Too firm. | | Bike Setup: | 99' Specialized FSR Enduro Pro | | Bottom Line: | Because of the good reviews I bought it but beware its a lot of saddle to have between your legs. It just gets in the way. I am not sure I will ever get used to it. I can see if your jumper and land hard it will help but if your just a trail rider it gets in the way. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from somewhere in Jersey
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Universal | | Strengths: | Big, strong, soft. Not overly heavy for it's size. | | Weaknesses: | Too Big. Too wide. NOT a x-country saddle. OK freeride saddle. | | Similar Products Used: | I have too many bike seats.
| | Bike Setup: | Cove Stiffe w/Sherman Firefly | | Bottom Line: | When I opened the box from Universal, my wife said 'send it back.' I asked why. She said 'Look at it. It's ridiculous.' Then she started laughing hysterically. She called it a 'Beavis and Butthead seat.' I kept it.
She still laughs when she sees it on my bike (it's currently on my Planet X RAD, but spent most of it's life on the Stiffee).
THIS IS NOT A X-COUNTRY SADDLE. This is for taking those neat jumps off the trail and general goofing around. The nose is VERY wide. The material on the seat is rubber-like and will cause your but to get VERY HOT after a short while.
Before you purchase this seat, go in your living room at look at the sofa. Picture the sofa on your bike.
This seat's brother, the Hot Seat, is an excellent all-around saddle (for me).
I have too many bike seats.
3 chilis 'cause it's cheap
2 overall 'cause it's a niche seat
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Submitted by
Jack Parkinson
a Weekend Warrior
from NW Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | everything @ Falls City | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Universal Cycles | | Strengths: | long,wide & cushy | | Weaknesses: | big rails may reqire modification of seatpost clamp. wide nose takes some getting used to. | | Similar Products Used: | wtb,selle italia (not really similar though) | | Bike Setup: | jamis eureka, ring god on hussefelts, sun mammoths on xt's, azonic love seat, flat pedals, hayes 8" front, 7" rear, roach pads. | | Bottom Line: | excellent seat, very tough, "juust right" padding, | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, Or
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Syncline, Siouxon, most anything in GPNF | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Universal Cycles | | Strengths: | Comefortable | | Weaknesses: | Big | | Similar Products Used: | La-Z-Boy Recliner | | Bike Setup: | '03 Enduro Pro | | Bottom Line: | If you want your seat to feel like a couch you gotta try this seat. It is cheap and very comfortable. Unfortunately it is HUGE! While riding this saddle I found that I had a lot of trouble getting behind the seat because it was so large, especially with the seatpost raised. I'd recommend this seat for downhill and freeriding where you can keep your seat lowered, but not for XC as you will have trouble getting behind it in a cinch. Enjoy the ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Holden Megroin
a Weekend Warrior
from Maryland
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | PricePoint.com | | Strengths: | Very supportive, built like a tank, soooooooper comfy!! | | Weaknesses: | None whatsoever. | | Bike Setup: | Trek VRX300; stock for now | | Bottom Line: | Maybe I ordered the wrong product, but upon opening the box I found a freakin' barkalounger in there! :) Seriously though this saddle is a beast and although I've only had a few brief moments to sit on it thus far it's a HUUUUUUGE improvement over the stock Bontrager FS+10 on my VRX. As other reviewers have noted it's a big ol' thing, but the Love Seat is just what my posterior needed. I can't wait to get out and give this Love Seat a good break-in. Got mine from PricePoint.com who had by far the best deal on it and was the best $35 I've spent on my bike thus far. 5 burnin' tamales for this best of a saddle! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evel Kneivel
a Weekend Warrior
from San Juan Capistrano
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Porcupine Rim | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Tough , comfy cozy, bigger than your friends. Gives you more control for DH. | | Weaknesses: | Too wide for small people. | | Similar Products Used: | Selle' flite | | Bike Setup: | Bullit, SuperT | | Bottom Line: | When seat is slammed for DHing cause you are standing and absorbing , jumping or seated squated railing corners this is the best seat ever! It gives you more control.
When climbing and a section gets steep (granny gear + SuperT) you can get a forward spot on the wide nose. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dirty.Warren
a Downhiller
from Tahoe North Shore
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Northstar, KB downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | This seat doesn't go up your butt. Great for DH- the shape of the seat allow you to grip it between your legs while riding fast allowing you to take corners and jumps fast. | | Weaknesses: | Not the best for climbing- I finally got mine dialed in the right angle, height and it works okay for climbing.
(Obviously this isn't what the seat is intended for) | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Big Black Bullit | | Bottom Line: | I was a little skeptical at first- I took the seat off for a while. I decided to give it another try and now I love it. I just had to get the seat angle right. Now I love it- I don't think I will switch to a normal seat- I can climb fine on it, this seat will help you control your bike at high speeds. No more saddle rash- this is a very comfortable seat- it may look funny but it beats having some tiny seat that hurts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rock-o
a Cross Country Rider
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheel World | | Strengths: | Kind of like a modernized Banana Seat. Big and goofy. Ridiculous. Lots of padding. | | Weaknesses: | Kind of like a modernized Banana Seat. Big and goofy. Ridiculous. Very wide at tip. Material gets quites hot quickly, but I guess it reminds me to stand up. | | Similar Products Used: | Seat on my friends moped. | | Bike Setup: | Stiffee RAD w/Firefly. | | Bottom Line: | Casual trail riding, buzzing around town, jumps, wheelies - Five star saddle.
Sitting and spinning - Zero star saddle (but not it's intended purpose). The front of the saddle is quite wide and RUBS. The rubbery surface DOES NOT ALLOW sweat to evaporate AT ALL. Stand up, baby.
All in all, I'm quite please with the purchase.
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Submitted by
Jam
a
from illadelph,pa
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Blue Marsh | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Feels like I'm sitting on a comfy couch. Ultimate Comfort. Seat is nice and wide allows one to adjust oneself for max comfort. Seems to absorb some of the bumps on the trail. Reasonable Price!!!! | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | specialized body geometry seat | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Hardrock Comp disc..Everything stock except Azonic Loveseat and Azonic Pedals | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic seat!!! At 6'9", 260lbs. I needed a seat that was durable and comfy as well. The Azonic Loveseat definitely meet those standards. After long hours of riding I can get off the seat without feeling like I punished in the, uhhm ,well you know what I mean...This seat is great for anybody seeking anice comfotable ride. Get the seat and save your bum!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
roy
a
from medford, or, usa
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Seems to be built well, only rode it one way to work | | Weaknesses: | Not what I expected, I'm an idiot for not knowing that a downhill saddle meant that if you have big thighs, you can't actually pedal, the nose is so wide. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Body Geometry comp | | Bike Setup: | 02 Rainier set up as a commuter | | Bottom Line: | It might be a great seat for the purpose, downhilling, I'm just a commuter looking for comfort. I've decided to buy from a LBS and pay more because they will actually take an installed seat back and swap it out for another, whereas pricepoint.com won't refund your money if it's been installed. I trusted the ratings, got bit because I couldn't actually see one in a LBS to see how dang big it was. Not the ratings fault, you just have to try them till you find one for your own butt. Low value because it's not what I expected for fit, probably a good seat. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
erick
a Downhiller
from Tacoma
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | SeaTac Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | MTB Review Classifieds | | Strengths: | Comfy, durable -full Kevlar! Not really that big of a saddle, at least as compared to the Azonic Lounge Seat. | | Weaknesses: | None as of yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Fizik Atlas DH Saddle, Koshki Engineering, etc. | | Bike Setup: | GSR Hooligan DH HT built for speed. | | Bottom Line: | Fabulous saddle, more comfy than the Atlas, no numb pee pee, Kevlar material should last for many crashes!!
Highly recommend this saddle. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kurt
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | All of Whistler | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Looked bombproof - had good reviews | | Weaknesses: | Weak rails | | Bike Setup: | SC Bullit, Jr T, E-13 DRS, other burly stuff. | | Bottom Line: | Got this saddle last weekend from JensonUSA. Put it on my Bullit and took for a test ride in the driveway. Rails bent right away after a little bouning on the saddle (with 7 and 7 travel!!). Never even made it to a trail - very disappointed in the quality. Must have gotten a bad one, since others seem to have had good experiences. I'm having to return - may try the Azonic Hot Seat to see if it works any better for me. Have to give this one the lowest rating, since it never even made it to the first trail and would not have lastest even one DH run. I was looking for a really durable saddle for a big guy (about 220) and this wasn't it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Cross Country Rider
from San diego CA USA
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | noble canyon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | Kevlar solid construction. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | WTB, titec, specialized. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized enduro | | Bottom Line: | The most comfy saddle I have ridden. For those concerned about weight the saddle is almost 2 inches higher than a standard saddle. I had to lower my seat post and cut off about 2 inches shaving a few ounces to make up for the heavier saddle. I have wide hips and I am a big guy 5'11" 220 pounds so the saddle fits me very well. I suffered from pain on every other saddle I have tried. I did 25 miles on this one today and I have no pain at all and no numbness. You can't beat this one for the price. This saddle will be great for long rides. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Leonard
a Weekend Warrior
from Wahiawa,Hawaii
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson's | | Strengths: | Strong Rails
Comfortable Seat
BIGGGG SIZE! | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | No other seat can compare. | | Bottom Line: | This seat is awesome.(period)! I've been through three other seats in 6 months. (6'2" clydesdale +) This is undoubtably the strongest, most comfortable seat I've ridden yet. I hope that it lasts. I've put about 20 hrs on this saddle and have enjoyed every minute. Thanks to the reviews on this page, I've been able to find a good, solid product that I highly recommend to anyone wanting a quality seat. Azonic has good stuff. Good riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D Caruso
a Weekend Warrior
from Reno, NV
Date Reviewed: January 13, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Azonic web site | | Strengths: | Wayyyy comfortable. Long rail gives me plenty of room to adjust and get the bike fit/ride just right. | | Weaknesses: | I wouldn't replace my couch with it. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager | | Bike Setup: | trek 4300 | | Bottom Line: | I know the seat is for the hard-hitting riders; it is also awesome for a slow, big-butted rider cruising cross-country for 2-3 hours at a time. I simply couldn't sit that long on the stock saddle on my Trek 4300. The long seat length gives me plenty of wiggle room to shift my weight and still be on the saddle. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bird
a Weekend Warrior
from Las Pinas, Philippines
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | PEak 2 , Tagaytay | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Endless Bike Shop | | Strengths: | -very comfortable
-the right size for DH and Freeride.
-kevlar holds up to a lot of abuse
| | Weaknesses: | no so far | | Similar Products Used: | small saddle, nothing that really compare to this | | Bike Setup: | SC Bullit, 5th element, Super T, Mavic 121, Avid Mech. Disc Brakes 8-inch. | | Bottom Line: | Like the rest of the components I purchased, I first did a lot of research on mtbreview to see the favorites, as such, no problem with this. It is everything good the previous reviewers say it is.
DH is a lot easier since I have a bigger saddle to work with my inner thighs for control during tough switchbacks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Tehachapi
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | 3 Mile Smile | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA.Com | | Strengths: | HUGE Size! Can't miss it no matter how badly you case the landing! | | Weaknesses: | Slight misalignment in the rails at the rear. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB line... | | Bike Setup: | '03 XL SC Bullit, '03 Z1FR, Blackspire Cranks and Dewlie Chainguide, Crank Bros Mallet Pedals, XT chain, shifters, derailleurs and 12-34 cassette, XT mech levers, Avid calipers, Hayes 8" rotors, XT hubs, Ryno Lite XL Rims, (rear tire) WTB MutanoRaptor 2.4 Race, (front tire) WTB WierWolf Race 2.5, Thomson Stem and Seatpost, S&M BMX grips and ODI clamps. | | Bottom Line: | You DON'T want ANY other saddle under your ass when you case a jump!!! It's there and it works! If it's too much saddle for your skinny behind, muscle up! Peace!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke
a Downhiller
from Henniker, NH, USA
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | universalcycles.com | | Strengths: | Cooooomfy, so d@mn big aint no way your going to miss it, makes your bike look ill. CHEAP! | | Weaknesses: | Large nose sucks da nut for trailriding, bout a pound heavier than a Selle Italia for XC riders. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB SST.X .....o how that thing hurt me. | | Bike Setup: | New: 03' Root Beer SA Bullit, all stock 'cept for da Loooove seat.
Old: 02' K2 Launch 4.0, all stock | | Bottom Line: | This thing rules, 'cept you have to be careful where you place it on your post. I went for a no-footer, one-hander, and couldnt get my feet on intime (small jump), and ended up nutting myself and stripped my seat-post. Well, I got a new one, reajusted the rails, and now its perfect.
Go buy a Loooooove seat!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan
a Downhiller
from Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | ruff and tumble | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$34.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | This saddle kicks ass. It's big and comfy and looks killer. The nose is big, but i can squeeze it with my thighs going around corners to really rail. The cromo rails are bullet proof and so is the kevlar. | | Weaknesses: | Big nose but you will get used to it. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Specialized P.1 hayes hmx 6/8 inch rotors avid sd5 levers Marzocchi DJ3 Kenda kinetics DH tires | | Bottom Line: | This is so sweet. For the price you cant beat this. Its big and so comfortable for the long downhills. I suggest getting one of these for any Downhill, Freeride, or hardtail. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a
from NC
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | 40.00 | | Strengths: | everything.... seems indestructable. Ive taken some nasty wrecks and It doesnt show the slightest sign of ripping. It is definetaly the most comfortable saddle for DH. | | Weaknesses: | Get yourself an extra seat if you plan on doing any trail riding and raising your seat. The nose of this seat is so huge
that it will be rubbing your thighs. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 03 stinky primo | | Bottom Line: | Best seat for DH/FR. Worst seat for trail riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
swan
a Weekend Warrior
from gbury
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | killington-the whole thing | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | The whole seat in itself, sturdy, inspiring, kevlar( good in case you get shot at)UNBREAKABLE | | Weaknesses: | umm absolutely nothing, some might say it looks out of proportion on my HT but they are stupid,and have never expirienced it | | Similar Products Used: | NOTHING cept mabye a recliner, not even close tho | | Bike Setup: | crappy frame(trek 6000) Marzocchi 02 DJII, azonic all XT face face, rhynolite, SD7 panaracer, EA50-soon gettin an 03 stinky dee-lux | | Bottom Line: | this this is the most comfortable thing that i have ever sat on.after snapping 4 seats in half,i deecided i was juss guna get the mother of all seats, and ive found it in my love seat. i love it so much, i sold my recliner and bought 15 love seats, and they are now attached to seatposts that are welded to my floor were i used to have a couch, in the kitchen at the dinner-table, in my car,even the toilet. Overall, this thing is the best even on a HT even if i was a pro XC racer i swear on my life i would use it. i looked up the definition of comfort in the dictionary and this is what i got- Comfort-(v) see azonic love seat. what im saying is get off your computer chair and puit a friggan love seat in its place! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kelly Fischer
a Weekend Warrior
from Binghamton, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | everything | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson | | Strengths: | See below | | Weaknesses: | See below | | Similar Products Used: | See below | | Bike Setup: | See below | | Bottom Line: | This is a follow-up. Seat is still comfy, but squeaks like crazy. Louder than my 203mm disc brakes. Tried lubing the rails/junction - no help. I'm big, I ride hard and a lot, and I've missed some drops, and even with the saddle ALL the way back on the rails it has held up, so I'll live with it but I wish it would be quiet. Loses two chilis for the squeak ((5+3)/2)=4 total. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jutt
a Downhiller
from Louisville, CO
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | I've used this seat once but I already love it! It gives you extra thigh control and plenty of set-up adjustment. Just remember, it is a DOWNHILL seat and is not intended for XC. Keep an XC seat handy to switch out if you're not DH'in.
| | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | The SDG seat that came stock on my bike. | | Bike Setup: | 02' Stinky, MS Rear Spring, Avid 8" disks, Kujo 2.35's, AC, RaceFace | | Bottom Line: | This thing is f-in big buddy!! So big in fact that I keep my bike in the garage and had a small Mexican village stake claim to it over the weekend! Moveover Texas, this seat is dang big!!
It keeps my boys very happy too on a long decent. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Lake
a Weekend Warrior
from Aberdeen WA USA
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Capital Forest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | LaVoques Bike shop Hoquiam WA | | Strengths: | Big cushy ride. Looks badass. | | Weaknesses: | None I can find. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing like it. | | Bike Setup: | Diamondback Reactor Dual upgraded. | | Bottom Line: | For any kind of hits or if your a big guy this is your seat. Can't say enuff good things about this seat. The most comfortable saddle I have ever come across. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chas
a Cross Country Rider
from Nashville ,TN
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Lock 4 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$34.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Fits Great.Looks OK.Wide,Long,just soft enough. | | Weaknesses: | Large product lettering all over is hard to remove without ruining saddle. | | Similar Products Used: | Many saddles but none similar. | | Bike Setup: | Fuel 80 w/ some upgrades. | | Bottom Line: | Best I`ve tryed.My flat bar road bike has one also. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Glastonbury, CT
Date Reviewed: February 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Killington | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com<---the best | | Strengths: | Nice and wide, confy, and the rails are really strong | | Weaknesses: | Weight? but not an issue on my bike | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Giant AC2, Psylo, full XT | | Bottom Line: | This thing is so comfy, it's the only seat I've found to be comfortable all the time. I don't even use it for downhill that much...my friend bought one and I loved it. I would recomend getting one | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mynuts
a Downhiller
from Monrovia
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | My girlfriends | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | JesonUsa | | Strengths: | Comfy, Beautifulllll almost as gorgeous as me. | | Weaknesses: | ??? | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky, Dirt Jumper 1, Avid Mechanical Breaks, and lets not forget the Louuuvvvve seat. | | Bottom Line: | This product is dangerous; it is so comfy that I refuse to get off the seat even when going downhill. Dam, almost cost me my life in Tunnel. If you are a xc, Speedo wearing road warrior, DO NOT BUY. If you do not value your nuts, DO NOT BUY. Everyone else MUST BUY. I sit on it to watch TV, do my work, and surf the net. It is good, but dangerous when riding downhill, you won’t want to get off your LOVE SEAT. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke
a Downhiller
from Nashua, NH, USA
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$44.00 | | Purchased At: | www.universalcycles.com | | Strengths: | This seat rocks!!! I havent even been riding it 24 hours yet, and it already kicks a$$. It is the most confortable seat I have ever sat on. Its not broken in yet, and still is confortable. Very long rails, and very long SEAT. Cheap for such comfort | | Weaknesses: | Maybe the shape of the nose.....but I havent been riding even 24 hours, and I'm already used to that. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB SSTX.3....didnt compare to this | | Bike Setup: | K2 Launch 4.0, Avid Disks, THE downhill fender, THIS SEAT, 2.4 tires, and lots and lots of MUD!!! | | Bottom Line: | It rocks, buy this seat. I had a WTB SSTX.3 on before this, such a nicer seat. It makes such a difference on the appearance of your bike. Just got the seat today, and went riding.....got many stares (love that kinda stuff). The seat has unbendable rails, and you can adjust the length any way you want. Its just that big! My friends (im 14) were amazed by the size of it, they all commented on it. Dont stick this on a little xc bikes, but if you do....send me a picture at my email address Pearldrummer@aol.com I would love to see what it looks like. One last thing, if you love attention, and want your a$$ to be comfy, BUY THIS SEAT!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kelly
a
from Upstate NY
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Plattekill is fun/dangerous | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa | | Strengths: | comfort, length (makes up for a not-custom top tube length), looks? | | Weaknesses: | weight, looks? | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga multi-control (not xl) | | Bike Setup: | San Andreas, Risse Astro5, Marz. Z1FR, Conti vert pro 2.3 up front, Nokian Gazz. Core in back | | Bottom Line: | I really like this seat. I'm too tall (6'4") and long in the upper body for my San Andreas, and was riding with a long stem to extend the top tube, but that put me too far forward. Even a setback seatpost had me too far forward. The love seat has long rails (an inch or so longer than regular saddles), and now I can get my suspension to work like it should, with more equal front/back weight distribution. It weighs a ton, and all of that weight is high on the bike, but at my weight (225) it is not really noticeable. As for comfort, people are not kidding when the say it is like riding on your couch - I can sit back on smaller drops and not have it hurt. The width of the nose is odd, but I am used to it after only a few rides. Some kid on the street looked at my bike and only wanted to know about the saddle. Honestly one of the better upgrades I've made. At $40.00 worth every penny, and 5 flaming whatevers for both value and overall. Have fun! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Buckley, Wa usa
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Below Her navel. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Jenson Usa | | Strengths: | Comfortable. Huge landing strip. Rails have been strong enough so far. Having this size of a seat connected to a suspension seat post is the "way" on a HT! | | Weaknesses: | Makes your bike look out of proportion(spelling?). I have fat tires on both my bikes and just that saves the looks. Otherwise it would be so ridiculous to see that I'd be embarrased to get off it and listen to all the shocked bikers as they come to grips with the sheer presence of a seat on roids monster. | | Similar Products Used: | Many regular sized saddles that were break'n the bank trying to find the "One". | | Bike Setup: | Specialized HT's with sus-posts and Fat Tires. | | Bottom Line: | This seat is frigg'n ugly! That being said it is the only seat I use on the trail. I only have one Love Seat so I have to move(easy switch) post and all to which ever HT I take out for the day. I've found that it really improves the feel of a susp-seatpost. Because it is so big it really feels more active when going over the usual trail fare. I got use to a new peddle stroke due to the size and it has not been an issue for me. The feel of it outways the looks and 2x4 size. Use it with Fat tires or else it will be a spectacle to behold...If you give a hoot! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a
from Franklin, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Tsali | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | PricePoint | | Strengths: | Absoutely unbendable rails. The cushioning makes it comfortable but without making it feel like you are shifting around on the padding. The Kevlar on the edges are a nice touch. | | Weaknesses: | It's shape. It's almost as though they didn't think about the shape of a human thigh when creating the base of this thing. The sides are almost straight as they come in to the tip which, by the way, is about half an inch too wide. | | Similar Products Used: | Bucket seats in some small luxury vehicles. | | Bike Setup: | freeride/XC inbreed | | Bottom Line: | This saddle is such a change from other saddles. I rode a friends road bike once and when I came out of a standing sprint I missed the saddle entirely on the way back down. In contrast, you couldn't miss landing on this seat if you fell of your bike. It's really that big. Unless you have a huge ass then this bike should be big engough for you to carry some cargo on the back while you're riding.
Trust me, when you first pull it out of the package it looks like a monster. But put it on your bike and ride a little and sooner or later you'll fall in love with the Love Seat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Fulks
a Cross Country Rider
from Oklahoma City, OK
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Offroad | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Comfy! Everybody asks about it. Easy to slide off the back too when going down a steep hill. | | Weaknesses: | Hard to find | | Similar Products Used: | Stock rock | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6000. | | Bottom Line: | This seat kicks ass! I had this backordered from one of the online companies and had totally forgotten about it. It finally showed up in the mail one day and when I opened it, I was shocked at the size of this seat. It doesn't look comfortable at all. I thought that surely this couldn't be the seat I ordered. I called and they assured me that I had the right seat. I installed it and have loved it ever since! Makes rides a lot more enjoyable since it's so comfy! People always ask me about it. I guess they are shocked at how big it is. But I don't think it's any harder to slide off the back than any other seat I've used! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pedro
a Downhiller
from Spokane
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Beacon Hill NORBA DH | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | ah. ah. ah. ah. ah. ah. I love it when people come up with good ideas. Remember when BMX bikes had little plastic seats? Yeah, those hurt. This is a barka lounger on rails. Beautiful product, doesn't feel like you are straddling a 2 X 4. | | Weaknesses: | Not an XC saddle. Do not use for XC. Have a back up for XC. Will make your bike look tiny if not set up correctly. | | Similar Products Used: | Pork rinds to add more rear end padding. | | Bike Setup: | Brodie Evolution, DJ1, Hayes 8" f&r, Titec & Azonic cockpit, 2.7's, XT round the corners. | | Bottom Line: | Buy this if you enjoy knowing that you could procreate if you need to. Comfy. Confidence inspiring. Looks killer. Causes questions to arise about your sanity. Draws stares. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darrel
a Downhiller
from Gloucester
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson.com | | Strengths: | size matters! unbreakable!fat rails, kevlar ....always good! like your grandma's couch without the smell of mothballs, you can fit a small family of three on it! | | Weaknesses: | had to put a 2.7 up front and a 2.5 in the back because it made my bike look like a toy, fall asleep on it everytime i ride,people mistake my bike for a schwinn stingray. my friends try and jap slap onto it! | | Similar Products Used: | mom's couch, beanbag chair, lazyboy,bench seat out of a ford f250, and one of those massage chairs from sharper image | | Bike Setup: | trek bruiser two,c.king,avid, michellin,sun,easton,black spire,raceface..... and one bad ass place to sit me arse !! | | Bottom Line: | if I was going to open a bar... i would go and buy about 20 of these seats......mount them on super long seatpost's and have them as bar stool's!!!! bar far one of the best seats i have sat on. super plush, you can move around on it, and it cured my colon cancer!!!!!!! buy this seat, you wont be dissapointed! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lance Lowry
a Cross Country Rider
from Fullerton
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Fullerton Loop | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambriabike.com | | Strengths: | Nice padding, huge!All blue kevlar looks sweet. Easy on the assend. | | Weaknesses: | little heavy for weight concious riders. Wide nose gives a little more rub than regular seat but this is easy to get used to. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant stock seat, Owwwwww. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Warp DS3 | | Bottom Line: | This is the best seat ever. I bought one after reading these reviews. Best $50 ever spent. My stock Giant left my ass feeling like an elephant had at me. First time with the love seat I thought it was just a little better because my ass still hurt. I realized this was just the carry over soreness from my prior Giant piece of crap. Every ride is like riding on a cloud. Super Cushy seat. Looks massive when you take it out of the package but once its on your bike it looks really nice. Don't worry about missing the pedals on hits. This thing will bring you and your ass down back to earth for a soft landing. Feels like a suspension seat post. Can't say enough. Recommend it for someone more worried about their ass then a few extra grams. Get one and enjoy. Love me my love seat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stanley Kowalski
a Weekend Warrior
from 632 Elysian Fields, N.O. La.
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Ones that aren't too scary | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Pretty comfortable. I can ride for several hours without much discomfort. | | Weaknesses: | garish "Kevlar" logo on seat provokes smart remarks. | | Similar Products Used: | stock | | Bike Setup: | Fuji Discovery III | | Bottom Line: | I bought this bike based on its high ranking in this category. Its not like magic the way some reviewers describe, but it definitely solves the discomfort problem I had with the stock seat. Maybe a Brooks would be better, but I didn't want to pay $85 to find out. Fair price. I'm a hard grader, so I give it a 4. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Travis
a Cross Country Rider
from El Paso, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$34.00 | | Purchased At: | WheelWorld.com | | Strengths: | Comfy | | Weaknesses: | It took several rides to get it adjusted just right. Probably more my fault than the seat's though. | | Bottom Line: | I bought a cheap Mongoose a few years back and kept telling myself I was going to get a new seat. Finally, after checking out the reviews here and getting some extra b-day money in, I decided to give this saddle a shot. Once I got it adjusted correctly, it's great. I'm not a full-on downhiller, but this seat's been great on the dh'ing I've done, and is good an comfy for the long uphill and x-country rides. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg Santelices
a Weekend Warrior
from Irvine, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Whiting Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA.com | | Strengths: | Everything. The seat kicks butt! | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | None like it. | | Bike Setup: | TREK 4500 | | Bottom Line: | This seat is the best seat out there. I upgraded from the seat that came with my bike and it's like night and day.
The beat seat on the market. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
johnny
a Weekend Warrior
from concord, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | technicle downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria | | Strengths: | very strong,big,soft,good looking | | Weaknesses: | decals wear after a few rides | | Similar Products Used: | selle italia,wilderness trail | | Bike Setup: | 98' santa cruz heckler/w jr t | | Bottom Line: | buy this seat if you dont care about weight and size. but if you are a full on xc racer guy and dont want unnessecery weight dont get this seat. i dont care about the weight or any thing so i gice it the full 5 flamin' turds | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse
a Downhiller
from Whitefish, MT
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Strong, doesn't look like a regular seat | | Weaknesses: | doesn't look like a regular seat | | Similar Products Used: | Selle Italia Flite(uh!, not similar) | | Bike Setup: | Cove Stiffee, Manitou X-Vert, jumping setup | | Bottom Line: | This seat is more of a landing strip than a seat. I cannot imagine a XC rider with it. It is awsome for the times you miss a peadl and land on the seat. It gives you the feeling there ISN'T something going up your butt. It feels like there is something more there than thin peice of plastic and leather(Selle Italia). It is awsome for someone with a big a$$. It is a little spendy at an LBS but not as much as some. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Morris
a Cross Country Rider
from Maple Valley
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | tiger mountain | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | na | | Strengths: | Comfy! | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing is similar | | Bike Setup: | Trek Full-suspension (vr200) | | Bottom Line: | First of all, the seat that came with my bike got trashed after my bike fell a couple of times, really ripped up the leather. It wasn't such a comfortable seat, either, when you're going off rocks and roots, etc. After looking around the site for a while, I came across the review for the love seat and decided I would give it a try. It wasn't easy to find, so I ordered it from a local bike shop. It took two weeks to get here, and when I went to pick it up, the proprietors were amazed and laughed, "This is a really weird seat." Indeed, it is. I would say it's 30% larger than any other saddle I've ever ridden in 20 years. This nose is wider and longer, which added for a little extra rub on the inside of my thighs. Getting used to that, though. Also, the entire length of the saddle is longer, which makes for secure entry and exit for this seat. No missing the saddle when coming down. The back of the saddle is not so wide that you can't get off it, and it makes a nice stomach rest when you need to put your stomach on your seat to keep from going over the handlebars on steep descents. Padding is very nice, and there's not too much of it. In the end, it's like taking your couch out for a bike ride! :D I'm not sure how this saddle would react over a long flat ride, guess I'll find that out over time. Saddle looks cool and I'm excited to get many years of use out of it. Workmanship is nice. If you're looking to save weight, don't get this one, the sheer size adds weight. If you care more about comfort, then this is it. I give this saddle 5 flamin' chilis simply because it's the most comfy seat I've _ever_ ridden... now my whole family wants one for their bikes! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Garson
a Downhiller
from WEST MASS!
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Gap mountain NH or Urban | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Soooo comfy, beefy, big, and did I mention that they are soooo comfy? | | Weaknesses: | Maybe a bit to big (makes it a bit ugly on a fr ht), can't pinch it for no handed tricks. | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga multi control xl and couch, other assorted seats, BMX seats (haro mirra, snafu) | | Bike Setup: | My buddy's Kona Chute, rockshox dho, hayes mech disc rear (sweet!) | | Bottom Line: | This seat is the ultimate big hit/dh seat. It is the most comfy seat I've ever ridden and it offers a lot of room to move around. If you're not a dh/big hit rider, it's too much though. It's so wide and long that it interferes with your leg movement when doing jumping tricks like tables. It would be a good seat for a northshore huckster, but I do technical urban and jumping most of the time, so it's not replacing my tioga multi control xl anytime soon. If I had a dh bike though, it would be the first seat on it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Danny Chestine
a Downhiller
from Lodi
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Taho rim trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike shop | | Strengths: | can't missplace it. always land on it. very strong. it is so big that it acts like it has a shock | | Weaknesses: | It is so big that i have bent 3 seat posts because of the tork. side wall are a little week. put a rip in the kelvar the first week. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic hot seat | | Bike Setup: | Rockline race frame, XMO DH fork, King head set, Kore strictly-D handle bars, Azonic shortie stem, raceface XY post, DEEMax wheels, XTR rear brake, avid mechincle disk front, XTR crank, XTR rear der,XTRchain, XT ftont der, XT cassette, Xt shifters, all 8spd. | | Bottom Line: | It is a nice seat and will out last you bike. it has been on 3 different bikes so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christian
a Weekend Warrior
from Centreville VA
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | My happy trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$49.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | +Mammoth size with minimal obstruction of leg movement
+Cool colors
+All kevlar option (made du dupont)
+VERY confortable without 2"thick padding
+Big Long rails
+thick but soft plastic shell = strong but not harsh on the bottoms | | Weaknesses: | Looks like the kevlar top is glue'd to the shell, and some parts would need a bit of glue-retouching but this is EASILY done...
Also decals don't look like they'll last but this is true with most seats and my butt can't read anyways so it won't mind... | | Similar Products Used: | I bolted my living room sofa to the seatpost but the bike wouldn't ride straight so I got this seat | | Bike Setup: | Azonic DS1 14", '99 Z3QR20 4", Thomson, XT/LX,Ringle uncle jesse h-bar(highly recommended),pazzaz DH stem, rhyno lites, Azonic BLUE kev love seat | | Bottom Line: | This seat really rocks. First thing to consider when buying it is the shear size of the thing... Internet pics don't do it justice coz it's proportionally bigger than a XC saddle, which means it's not just a XC seat with a HUGE rear or something like that... Every aspect of this seat is big. The nose alone is massive, so in pics it looks a bit bigger than a XC saddle when in reality it's much bigger...
The feel of this seat is amazing... When i first sat on it the first thought that came to my mind was I was sitting on a FS bike (I have a hardtail)... Then i checked my tire pressure thinking it felt like it was low but it wasn't... This seat really absorbs bumps but does it very smoothly so you don't even feel it working... It really feels like a one of those nice expensive leather sofas with a $2K price tag.
The colors it comes in are neat (blue kev is awesome)...
The bottom line is this seat is a hybrid between a bicycle saddle and a motocross seat and Azonic did a GREAT job with the LOVE SEAT. They're not that easy to find tho... If you order it online make SURE they got it in stock... Azonic O'neal sucks with their cust. service and delivery date promises... trust me i know.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dylan
a Downhiller
from boulder co
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | keystone dh race course | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | perfect for dh | | Weaknesses: | would not be good for xc 'cause it is a dh seat | | Bike Setup: | lenzsport pro descender (these are the sweetest dh bikes ever, visit the site at www.lenzsport.com) bombshell Marilyn... | | Bottom Line: | this seat is awsome. it is super easy to control, really comfortable, and great for dh in every way possible. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
¤Kordoroy¤
a Downhiller
from NYC
Date Reviewed: October 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | its all urban bro!! | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | e-bay | | Strengths: | looks sweet, feels sweet | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | titec berzerkr kti dh | | Bike Setup: | an urban bombin', long trav hardtail (z1 cr, azonic, racface, kooka | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is that this seat is like sitting on a lazy-boy. i thought my titec berz comfy, but i dunno if i can ever go back. doing lil 2 foot drops when i first got it my foot slipped off the pedal and i landed on the seat. uh, maybe i should land like that more often, it was as if my @ss landed softly on a cloud. have fun. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AL'S FATTY
a
from 3R
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | COMFORT AND STYLE. LIKE A LINCLON TOWN CAR MESHING WITH A '66 STINGRAY. YOU GET IT! | | Weaknesses: | IT'S THE LOVE SEAT, BUT TWO ADULTS HOT IN PASSION DON'T FIT WELL ON IT. I'LL STICK WITH THE POOL TABLE INSTEAD. | | Similar Products Used: | TITEC BERZERKR, SPECIALIZED, GIRO, SELLE ITALIA | | Bike Setup: | SING ALONG: THE LOVE SEAT.......DO DO DO.......SOON WE'LL BE MAKING ANOTHER RUN.........THE LOVE SEAT.......DO DO DO......... | | Bottom Line: | MORE CUSH FOR THE TUSH + MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK = ONE HAPPY CAMPER WITHOUT A PAIN IN THE A$$! HATS OFF TO AZONIC FOR THIS IN YOUR A$$, SOFT AS GRASS SEAT THAT'S EVEN EASY ON THE EYES! HELL, I DON'T EVEN PUT MY FEET BACK ON THE PEDALS WHEN I DO NO FOOTERS. IT FEELS THAT GOOD. I'M STILL AMAZED THAT AZONIC CAN DELIVER THIS HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT AT A GOOD PRICE. HEY, IT'S ALL ABOUT HAPPY TIMES AND ROMANCE WHEN YOU BOARD THE LOVE SEAT. OH, BUY THE WAY, THIS IS NOT FOR XC DUDES. THIS SEAT IS BIGGER AND HEAVIER THAN MOST SCRAUNY LITTLE XC RIDERS SO IT WOULDN'T WORK WELL. FOR ALL YOU FREERIDIN' DOWNHILL JUNKIES, THIS LOVE'S FOR YOU!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jordan granger
a Weekend Warrior
from gainesville,Fl
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the U of F campus | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | campus cycle | | Strengths: | great control, great comfort | | Weaknesses: | creaks, thats pretty much it | | Similar Products Used: | first couch seat i have used | | Bike Setup: | specialized P.3, azonic downhill bars. | | Bottom Line: | if you have your bike set up for freeride, urbain assult or dh then this seat is for you. Would not use if your seat height is much higher than your bars, it would get in the way of your pedal stroke. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael
a Downhiller
from ca
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | north star | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | big,bad,could be plaid!
super sweet, feels great, no monket butt anymore! | | Weaknesses: | not enough glue on the back of the seat cover but fixed it easily enough | | Similar Products Used: | stock seat (yea right!!!) | | Bike Setup: | 2000 rocky rm6 | | Bottom Line: | awsome, total awsome!!! helps that i got it thru my work, but i'd buy it anyway. feels great and has held up well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Uncle Fester
a Downhiller
from The Great Southern Land
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Bibbie | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Comfort.
Good quality CrMo rails with plenty of adjustment.
All KEVLAR top.
A noticeable increase in riding stability and control.
Sports that downhill "BOMBER" look.
| | Weaknesses: | Decals should be embroided in Kevlar if possible, regardless of what price increase it may occur.
This Mother is HEAVY, (579 grams) on my electro scales.
Initialy you'll notice some inner leg contact while pedalling , something which you get used to quickly and won't cause any ongoing drama. | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga multicontrol XL.
SDG Slim Jim.
Titec Bezerker DH.
WTB SST,s
| | Bike Setup: | Specialized DH. | | Bottom Line: | The problem with these big downhill saddles is that once you,ve used them its very difficult to go back to any other "arse splitta", regardless of what your riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Al
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | urban/freeride | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | -Length (14 inches!)
-Width
-Super comfortable
-Kevlar corners | | Weaknesses: | -Decals on the side came off within a day of hard riding
-Creaky noise (really my seat clamp, it's too weak for the massive leverage of this couchseat) | | Similar Products Used: | Very many | | Bike Setup: | K2 Beast | | Bottom Line: | This seat rocks. Super comfy despite relatively little padding. The only problem is that the decals come off super quickly. 5 flamin' XC seats. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Downhiller
from Norcal
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mammoth Bullet | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Strong
HUGE
Flat top = no sterility, prostate cancer, etc.
Kevler = abrasion resistant | | Weaknesses: | The cool Azonic logo on the top of the seat (decal) comes off after a few rides. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock seats on full bikes. All of my custom bikes have Azonics. My XC bike even has an Azonic. | | Bike Setup: | GT STS/Xvert R for Slalom/Light DH
Specialized Stumpjumper M2 for XC training
Coming Soon: Santa Cruz Super 8 for Full on DH
That's 3 of these for me. | | Bottom Line: | GET IT. Well get this saddle and you can turn faster. Now go ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Seth
a Racer
from MA
Date Reviewed: August 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
attitash slalom | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
very comfortable
strong
ergonomics are perfect | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized bmx seats
Tioga dh seat | | Bike Setup: |
FSR dh,
Spooky Bandwagon ds | | Bottom Line: | This seat is so good, I hafta get one for my dual slalom hardtail too, cuz I cant ride comfortably on anything else now. Nice and flat on top(like my motocross bike) yet still allows you to pedal fine. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
william
a Downhiller
from Hyattsville, MD
Date Reviewed: June 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
dirt | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
more durable than the Tioga DH saddle, great size for control | | Weaknesses: |
none, yet... | | Similar Products Used: |
Tioga XL, SDG ventura comp | | Bike Setup: |
fast | | Bottom Line: | This saddle provides you with excellent control, you can grab it with your thighs but its easy to get off the back if you need to. I bailed at over 40 mph and it held up great. I strongly recommend it to any DH'er. | | Overall Rating: |
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