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Selle Italia
Flite Alps saddle
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Submitted by
Nate Cohen
a Weekend Warrior
from Rockville, MD USA
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Topanga | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | Very Light 225gm, titanium rails often hold up better than many cr-mo railed saddles. | | Weaknesses: | Classic racing saddle feels fine, but puts more pressure on your center region and less on the sit bones. | | Similar Products Used: | Broke many saddles in 20 yrs. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Mutt Mestizo Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Great classic saddle for 20 bucks, very lite, and feels good. Well built.
But you may want to choose others (heavier)if your kishkas are a bit sensitive. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Noah B
a Cross Country Rider
from Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | www.pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | comfort, comfort and more comfort!
weight (or lack thereof) | | Weaknesses: | the logo is sliding to the back of the seat | | Similar Products Used: | my old stock KHS seat | | Bike Setup: | KHS alite 2000 with lots of upgrades | | Bottom Line: | i bought this seat because my old one was heavy, ripped up, had sticky fabric on it, and wasn't very comfortable. the selle italia fixed all those problems! after a few hours of arduous climbing, i no longer feel like i've been riding the point end of a two-by-four! its the best change i've made to my bike since i got a new fork (and was WAY cheaper thanks to pricepoint). This is an awesome seat. if you can find it cheap, or afford to buy it at msrp, i strongly suggest it. the only reason i can think of not to get it is if you are a downhiller or huckster who needs to have a small la-z-boy attatched to their bike.
5 value chilis 'cause i got it so cheap
5 overall chilis cause it's a rocking saddle!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Howard Aitchison
a Cross Country Rider
from Leeds
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Comfort.
Comfort.
Light weight.
Comfort. | | Weaknesses: | Kevlar sides would be nice, but I've been riding with this saddle a long time, maybe I should buy a new one? | | Similar Products Used: | Bontranger thing.
An assortment of sofas and things that were too average to remember. | | Bike Setup: | Klein Pulse Race | | Bottom Line: | When this saddle finally wears out, I will buy another identical one. It is simply the most comfrotable thing I have ever ridden. I ride for at least two hours a day, every day, regardless of the weather. I'm a big bloke and I ride hard. I wear out componants. I like to try new bits. The Flite Alps is perfection I'm keeping it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Maurizio Pari di Monriva
a Cross Country Rider
from Massachusetts
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | as long as i'm on my bike | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | from a friend | | Strengths: | Very light, very comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | Wear on the sides shows it could use kevlar. | | Similar Products Used: | SDG, Selle San Marco | | Bike Setup: | Merlin XLM, XTR cranks and v-brakes, Chris King headset and hubs, etc. | | Bottom Line: | This saddle is supremely light and comfortable. I love it and it clearly out shines the 2 other saddles i tried. Wish it had kevlar sides, but over all quality more than made up for it. There is no other saddle i like more. Any one who wants a comfortable seat and wont wear out leather sides in a week should be using this. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scotty
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything Technical | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Extreme comfort, weight | | Weaknesses: | Leather sides not very durable, seat rail broke. | | Bottom Line: | This is a follow up review. After a year of all types of riding 5 days/week the seat rail broke in the midlle of where it clamped onto the seat post. My old CroMO seat bent but it never broke and its holding up till I wait for warranty.Looses points for bustin'. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scotty
a Cross Country Rider
from vancouver
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | neds | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | weight(180g claimed, 211g actual), looks, price $90Cdn | | Weaknesses: | kevlar sides would be nice for longer durability | | Similar Products Used: | SDG comp, specialised crap | | Bike Setup: | '99 lava dome with numerous upgrades for aggressive x/c | | Bottom Line: | i picked this saddle up to replace the stock SDG that finally fell apart after a year of comfort. after trying out a specialised saddle that almost left me numb below the waste i spared no expense on my comfort. after only 3 rides i know this seat is going to give me 100's of miles of comfort. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Kalina
a Cross Country Rider
from Chicago
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere on a bike | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Light weight
Well made
Looks good | | Weaknesses: | No Kevlar protection on sides
Rear part of saddle uncomfortable | | Similar Products Used: | Flite, SDG, Turbo | | Bike Setup: | Mark Zey custom steel frame. Full XTR. White hubs and BB. King HS, McMahon Ti bars, Syncros Ti seatpost, Bontrager rims, Grafton cranks, etc., etc. | | Bottom Line: | I have normal Flites on all my other bikes and thought I'd try the Alps because of it's lightness and similarity to the rest of the Flite line. I love the normal Flite so I expected this saddle to feel very much the same since it looks to be a Flite with the rear sides cut away. I was very surprised to find that it was not as comfortable as the normal Flite. The problem seems to be in the shape at the rear of the saddle. I suspect that by removing the sides the way the saddle flexes in the rear has changed. It just doesn't feel as good in the rear as a good old Flite. Since the bike it's on is an older one I only use as a back up, I have left it on. On a bike I would ride everyday, I'd replace it with a Flite. The Alps is a good saddle but compared to the very high standard set by the Flite it comes up a little short. Stick with the mormal Flite, it's more comfortable. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeffrey Land
a Weekend Warrior
from Louisville, KY
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | No kevlar sides | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager | | Bike Setup: | Flite(Alpes), USE XCR | | Bottom Line: | Great race saddle.
Received used from bike shop with post for $100.00us. What a steal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thierry
a Cross-Country Rider
from Netherlands
Date Reviewed: August 3, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Weight
Sits fine | | Weaknesses: |
non | | Bike Setup: |
syncros Ti post
Rocky Moutain Stratos | | Bottom Line: | It's cool light and cheap, simply the best | | Overall Rating: |
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