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Submitted by
allan wallace
a Weekend Warrior
from arlington,texas,usa
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | e-bay | | Strengths: | Feels like you are sitting on your couch, well almost. Very little road vibration. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. I have only had it for a short time. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300, stock. | | Bottom Line: | Very comfortable saddle. I ride only on the street and paved bike trails. I am on my bike for 60 to 90 minutes at a time. I frequently would have to stand up several times during my ride to give my butt a break with my previous saddle. Since using this saddle I am able to sit my entire ride. I am very happy with this saddle. I have also tried the Serfas Rx grips. They seem to work well. No more hand numbness. I got them on e-bay for $1.25. What a bargin. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
hamid
a
from tavares, fl, usa
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | bicycle jims, jupiter | | Strengths: | extremely comfortable | | Weaknesses: | lining/seat cover shredded. should have been made more durable. | | Bottom Line: | the seat is awesome. thank god. finally someone with some bicycle sense made a decent seat. serfas may have corrected the problem with the cover in later models, but i just purchased a new lining for 5$, and that was the end of that problem. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Curtis Chan
a Cross Country Rider
from Monterey Park, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | San Gabriel Mountains | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Jones Bicycles | | Strengths: | Super soft. Great groove in the center. Decent price. | | Weaknesses: | Looks really big. Weight. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Speed V | | Bike Setup: | Motobecane 700DS 2008 version (stock with Dart 2 front shock) | | Bottom Line: | I went from my WTB Speed V saddle (stock on the bike) to this because the WTB was unbearably uncomfortable. Now, bear in mind, I'm a VERY skinny guy (5'6", 110lbs) so this made my butt ache. I think if you were a "normal"-sized person or slightly larger, this saddle would be awesome. Because I'm not, I opted for something REALLY comfortable and this was it! SUPER comfortable. I can now go for more than 1 hour without ANY pain (last ride was 2+ hours straight!). Highly recommended for skinny riders who want to ride for prolonged periods of time. :)
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Submitted by
DJ
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Bike trail | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Gel and comfort | | Weaknesses: | RX logo frays your shorts! | | Similar Products Used: | Terry butterfly | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Ventura Elite | | Bottom Line: | I'm still looking for the perfect saddle. This saddle is great in a few respects--Very cushy and the hole/split is terrific. Great design for women. I tried it on a 50 mile ride. Overall I give it a 4 for no significant pain on long rides---a huge bonus! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miles
a
from D.C.
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Revolutions | | Strengths: | Comfort & price. | | Weaknesses: | Looks cheaply designed. Brand stickers were alredy coming off while hanging in the store. Flimsy feeling plastic and fake kevlar. | | Bike Setup: | Kona ManoMano Full Suspension. | | Bottom Line: | This seat is way more comfortable than the SDG comp saddle that came with the bike. I was having to stand after a 10 mile ride due to the pain of the SDG. I've only used the Rx on one 15 mile ride, but there was almost no discomfort when I was done. What a difference! It is a bit wider, taller, and heavier, but whats 100 grams when you can sit the whole up hill climb back to the car. I give it a 5 on comfort... we'll see how durable it is with time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from porterville ca
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | paul's | | Strengths: | very plush, the most comfortable saddle i've ever come across | | Weaknesses: | kinda bulky | | Bike Setup: | fisher hardtail w/rockshox seatpost | | Bottom Line: | in the 2 1/2 years i've been using this saddle riding it everyday 100+ miles a week, i have never had a "plumbing" problem and never gone numb | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Weekend Warrior
from Hobart, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | S57 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Plush, | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, | | Similar Products Used: | SDG Bel Air, WTB Speed V | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX 900 | | Bottom Line: | As soon as you sit on it you reallise why you bought this saddle. It is soft in all the right places, great if you're doing long commutes or some such. I weigh 220lbs and after some larger hits on the trail the seat rails bent, quite a bit, one would almost call it painful. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave B
a Weekend Warrior
from Salinas, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Goat Trail/Fort Ord, CA | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$36.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | COMFY! Groove down middle reduces numbness greatly. | | Weaknesses: | Surface sticks to loose shorts. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB saddle | | Bike Setup: | 98 Voodoo Bokor XT/LX Shimano | | Bottom Line: | For a 270 pound rider I needed something wider and softer. This seat is the answer to my needs. I went on one dirt ride last week and found myself going further than usual due to increased comfort. Also went on a 36 mile road ride(on the mountain bike) and had no problems. Definetly recommending this product to anyone in the market for a new seat! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Bryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Whidbey Island Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycles West--Warehouse | | Strengths: | Comfortable, period. | | Weaknesses: | None of significance to me. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock seat from Specialized Stumpjumper--ouch! | | Bike Setup: | '99 Specialized M2 Comp--mostly stock. | | Bottom Line: | This seat is comfortable even on long rides--40 miles+. That's more than can be said for most seats. Thanks, Serfas! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ellen Goodwin
a Weekend Warrior
from Alexandria
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | beach drive | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Capital Hill Bikes | | Strengths: | HOle!, cushiness | | Weaknesses: | cover is cheezy, too cushy in a way, weird hump | | Similar Products Used: | terry butterfly, selle italia mens, vetta gel, stock coda | | Bike Setup: | jamis nova | | Bottom Line: | I'm still looking for the perfect saddle. This saddle is great in a few respects--Very cushy and the hole is terrific. Girls have stuff down yonder that should be protected too and the hole is super for reducing the most unpleasing "burning genitalia" effect that comes from some saddles! HOwever, something is weird here-I don't like the way there is a dip or hump (depending on how you look at it) where your sit bones rest. When you install the saddle as directed, the hump makes me feel as though I'm sliding down a hill on the saddle as I ride. I've tried tilting it and can't seem to get it just right. Anyone else have this issue? Another issue is that the saddle is so cushy that I feel as though I'm bouncing when I hit bumps sometimes. Overall I give it a 4 for no significant pain on long rides --a big, big bonus. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Just a Girl
a
from Denver, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything with dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Hole in the middle is a BIG plus for long rides. I may be a girl, but I've got things to protect too! The seat material has held up pretty well to the beatings I've given it, including mud, rocks, trees, etc. | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy, but a pain-free ride comes with a price. And, believe me, it's worth it. | | Similar Products Used: | Looked at several - this was the best blend of comfort, quality and price. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Kona Caldera w/ XT drivetrain, Spinergy Spox and, of course, my cushy Serfas saddle. | | Bottom Line: | I spend several hours a week on this seat and my rump is virtually pain free. Trail/XC riding is comfortable, and I've even taken a couple of big hits and landed hard on the saddle without begging the MTB gods to let me die. So far, so good. Anyone concerned about their unspeakable regions should go out and buy this seat. It'll save the family jewels for both genders. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Woodland Hills
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Cheesbro | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheel World | | Strengths: | Takes away the numbness of long rides. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized | | Bike Setup: | GT Backwoods | | Bottom Line: | I first bought the Specialized version and felt like I was sitting on a brick. I'd been using the Sefra regular gel seat which I liked so decided to try the RX version and was impressed. If you're worried about protecting yourself you should check out this seat! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack Mehoff
a Cross Country Rider
from Reno, Nevada USA of A
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Treasure Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$39.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Nice wide split, cushy gel for long rides and scoop style to further relieve pressure on your cock. | | Weaknesses: | This seat is on my XC bike that I ride 80 miles per week. the seat is a little short if you are used to a long seat, I am used to a Tioga Multi Contol DH for the most part. | | Similar Products Used: | Not too many | | Bike Setup: | Rigid 1991 KHS with all stock crappy parts- this is my road/ xc trainer so who cares anyway, I just want my johnson to work properly | | Bottom Line: | A good seat, I picked mine up for the long miles I ride. It is much more comfortable in my opinion than non-split seats for long haul seated use. Try one!
Oh there is a ladies and mens model available! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Bryan, TX
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Aggieland Cycles | | Strengths: | wide seat, nice gel, soft on the tushy. | | Weaknesses: | little on the heavy side for trail riding. | | Similar Products Used: | nuttin but the stock seat | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M60 | | Bottom Line: | Great seat for comfort. My rump is not blasted after an hour of riding. Great for the price and saves your prostate. Have not really taken it out on hard trail yet. I mostly do street and light off road riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Pigeon River | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$38.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Shop | | Strengths: | COMFORT!!! | | Weaknesses: | Weight. I know it's a little heavy, but so am I. | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Homegrown Elite | | Bottom Line: | Great seat for the money. It's fat for technical riding but my "jewels" don't feel like in my throat after 10 miles of riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken
a Weekend Warrior
from Mt. Dora, FL
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | local roads and parks, plenty of hills | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bike shop | | Strengths: | Supports my boney butt and relieves pressure where it counts | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | older gel-type/lycra covered
CODA 500 (came with bike) | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F400 - stock except for saddle | | Bottom Line: | Doctor designed and doctor recommended,what else can be said. I like to ride in comfort. These 49 year old bones need all the softness I can get. I'll leave the hard@$$ rides to the youngbloods. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Menlo Park, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | stanford loop | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Connection | | Strengths: | Split, padded, comfortable | | Weaknesses: | Bouncy, heavy | | Similar Products Used: | sella italia tri | | Bike Setup: | Marin, stock | | Bottom Line: | Comfortable seat, a bit on the heavy side compared to performance seats, but let's face it, a comfortable ride is important if you are spending serious time on the bike.
I've been using this seat primarily on my MTB with Sella Italia seats on my road bike, but I am going to install this seat on my road bike also to enjoy the real comfort of a good seat.
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Submitted by
mark cooper
a Weekend Warrior
from shalimar,florida
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | timberlake | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | dragon sports | | Strengths: | hi tech looks | | Weaknesses: | weak looking cover | | Similar Products Used: | trek stock saddle | | Bike Setup: | trek 4900 | | Bottom Line: | Walked around the store carrying the thing (& sqeezing it) for 10 minutes before deciding to buy. Initial test ride was kinda iffy. Took it out on the trail today, and it was AWESOME. I do a lot of standing and riding in sand, seemed like just the right amount of support when needed,and no numbness afterwards! Very good product, at least for the first trail ride ha ha. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
greg
a
from orlando,fl
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | santos | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$39.00 | | Purchased At: | adventure cycles cocoa bch fl | | Strengths: | saves my ass bones and nutz
price is damn cheap
| | Weaknesses: | material is kinda weak, but what do you expect for under $40
heavy(if you can tell the difference in a few onces)
| | Bike Setup: | for what? | | Bottom Line: | looks kinda cool, saves your nutz and lets you ass have a nice comfortable ride in any condition. just dont drop your bike or crash on rough surfaces or its gonna rip easy. its got spandex stuff that covers the gel and its not thick at all, pretty cheap, but go find a leather seat that feels this good on thee ass. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Red Rock Nevada | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | comfort, lack of numbness (numbnuts) | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Bike Setup: | Stock Schwinn Rocket 88 Stage 3 except for a salsa stem and the Serfas saddle | | Bottom Line: | Sacrifice light weight for comfort on a 30 mile XC run? You betcha! Buying a saddle is a personal experience and you should try several before settling on what might be the single most important piece of equipment on your bike...but the serfas Rx is a great place to start searching. I recently did a 4 hour desert ride and while my legs were burning at the end, my crotch wasn't. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zach Smith
a Racer
from Duluth
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hartley | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$69.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | This is the most comfortable saddle I have ever sat on; hartly a need to wear padded shorts. Good for "da boys" too I guess. | | Weaknesses: | I think it looks kinda dorky, but it is worth it. | | Similar Products Used: | Koski Engineering, Selle Ti | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Giant Xtc se2 | | Bottom Line: | Serfas Rx pro-This is the most comfortable saddle you will ever try. Since switching over to it 6 months ago, I have had no complaints. Price (69.95) is not bad either. I haven't tried the cheaper models, but I assume they don't look as sleek, and my guess is that they are somewhat heavier though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bart Sterman
a Cross Country Rider
from West Orange NJ
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Comfortable, and prostate friendly. | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Bike Setup: | Bianchi Volpe, stock. | | Bottom Line: | Comfortable on long rides. Keeps the plumbing humming. Durable so far, but only ridden a few hundred miles. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Naples, FL
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | In south Florida?! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Blood flow/reduced numbness | | Weaknesses: | Chicks don't understand it | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail for light off-road | | Bottom Line: | Got this seat after on suggestion from doctor. He said if you ride twenty or more miles a week that you MUST have a split saddle for your prostrate. I put it on after riding about 25 miles to the bike shop. As soon as I sat back down it felt as though I hadn't even riden 25 feet! It feels that much better. My old seat is gathering dust in a closet now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
micki hills
a Cross Country Rider
from seattle
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Plush, adjustable fore and aft | | Weaknesses: | Cover | | Similar Products Used: | Terry Gella Bella, Bontrager FS2000 WSD, stock Schwinn | | Bike Setup: | Scwhinn Mesa GS - stock except for SPD pedals and Terry stem | | Bottom Line: | I used this saddle on my commutng bike - paved and gravel trails and potholed streets (25 mi/day) for about a year. This inexpensive saddle has its applications. It would be best for short jaunts around town on a hybrid or mountain bike. It is extremely plush and comfortable with a wide seat but after about 10 miles, it is uncomfortable - too much padding. It has good adjustability. The cover sticks to clothing and has worn off. It was much more comfortable than the stock saddle that came with my bike so I could recomend it as a comfortable upgrade to an inexpensive stock saddle. I've since replaced it with a Bontrager FS2000 WSD.
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Submitted by
Robert Gomez
a Weekend Warrior
from Huntington Park, CA
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Haven't found it yet | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Russell's Bike Shop in Downey, CA | | Strengths: | Comfort, no numbness, looks, price | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Stock GT saddle | | Bike Setup: | GT Outpost, Shimano LX Components | | Bottom Line: | I'm very satisfied with this saddle. Someone else mentioned that it's a bit heavy and wide but you get used to it. For those of you who are worried about the width of this saddle, Serfas does make a "Performance" model that's narrower for about $50. I'm just comforted by the fact that I'm not killing my prostate. It also makes ruff trails easy to handle. It took a bit of trial and error but eventually I adjusted it just right so that there was no pressure on the sack, no numbness and no pain or soreness on my rear. It looks pretty cool too. I recommend this saddle to anyone who gets numbness in the sack. If you're worried about the weight and width of your saddle, stay away from this one. If you care about your prostate and want to get rid of that numbness in your bean bag, you gotta try this one out. Do it for your prostate. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brandon
a Weekend Warrior
from houston
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the anthills | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | looks, feel, quality, design | | Weaknesses: | can concentrate pressure into small areas on your butt, expensive (but worth the money) | | Similar Products Used: | POS stock saddle | | Bike Setup: | Motobecane 300, XT/LX, Jett XC | | Bottom Line: | Buy this saddle. It feels good and the groove is a lifesaver. Good quality, looks cool. 5 flamin' chilis | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jer
a Weekend Warrior
from San Francisco, CA
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | The dip in the saddle seems to release pressure. | | Weaknesses: | Padding seems to concentrate pressure on two spots.
Cover clings to shorts, making it hard to get on/off the saddle and into different positions.
Designed to only be used in very few positions.
Wide nose irritates thighs. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock Coda saddle.
Specialized Body Geometry | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale R300 | | Bottom Line: | I just couldn't get comfortable with this saddle. The groove and dip helped reduce pressure in certain spots, but the spots where the pressure was redirected had extreme amounts of pressure. Moving around was difficult. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clark
a Cross Country Rider
from Silver City, NM
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | CD | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Style, price, works. | | Weaknesses: | Black material seems kinda weak. | | Bike Setup: | KONA | | Bottom Line: | It works for me! I liked the idea of it over the Terry Liberator because this seat has small dip running the entire length of it. I also like the plushness of it, which is good to have because the styling kinda makes you rest more of your weight on your hip bone rather than up-in-between. I immediately felt a difference, almost like a suspension seatpost I guess. Should have a better cover though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
grant blankenship
a Weekend Warrior
from Gadsden
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anyone I can get to. | |
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$ 45.00
