Description:The Patron’s black perforated leather cover shields our new wide-backed Ithys shell, and features Relief Zone™ in the saddle nose for increased comfort, especially on longer rides.
If your willing to spend the money, its a great seat. Not to good for downhill, but just all around riding, trails would be good to, good street seat.
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Submitted by
John W.
a Cross Country Rider
from Missoula, MT Date Reviewed: September 15, 2002
Favorite Trail:
so many trails, so little time
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Open Road
Strengths:
lightweight, comfortable for weight, Ti rails, very flexible shell, price
Weaknesses:
too little padding in the nose for my tastes
Similar Products Used:
Selle Italia Max Flite Trans Am and Trimatic Gel, Serfas Dual Density Pro, SDG Bel Air and Grand Prix, Brooks Swift (on Road bike)
Bike Setup:
'02 C-dale Jekyll 1000
Bottom Line:
This saddle was recommended to me by a couple of friends, and overall it's a real nice saddle, but the one drawback was enough to send me back to my old standby the SDG Grand Prix. My problem, and it really wasn't much of a problem, is that for me the nose of the saddle didn't have enough padding. Around here most rides start with a good 10 - 12 miles of climbing so I generally spend a lot of time perched on the nose of the saddle, and for that, it just wasn't as comfortable as my SDG. Otherwise it was a very comfortable saddle, definitely well made and priced very well, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a very lightweight but comfortable saddle.
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Submitted by
mike
a Downhiller
from Barrie Ontario Canada Date Reviewed: August 15, 2002
Favorite Trail:
8th line
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At:
Cyclepath
Strengths:
This seat can take abuse, 5-7 foot drops are no problem, excellent for long rides
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
stock garbage
Bike Setup:
stock 2001 Norco Rampage North Shore Series
Bottom Line:
Don't buy a crap seat spend the extra cash and get this one you'll be glad you did.