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Submitted by
brodie_rider
a Racer
from Oakville, Ontario
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Flowy, technical, jumps, climbs | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$79.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Affordable, comfortable, light, looks sleek. | | Weaknesses: | It's not real leather. | | Similar Products Used: | San Marco Aspide Ti | | Bike Setup: | Used in conjunction with a Thomson Masterpiece layback post. | | Bottom Line: | I was experiencing lower back pain using the San Marco Aspide Ti, I have been using it for over a year and couldn't figure it out until it wore through my lycra - the saddle was too narrow and exposed the bolt clamp head from the seatpost to my shorts. I finally decided to give the WTB Silverado a try since I read that Nicolas Vouilloz runs it religiously on all his bikes. I bought one for my DH bike and then bought another for my XC bike and what a difference it had made! I am faster as a result of my toosh being much more comfortable. We'll see how this kit holds up in the long-run. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Farmer Ted
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Collins, CO
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | fast and technical | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, fits me well, effective cutouts, channels, and pressure relief areas | | Weaknesses: | sticky cover | | Similar Products Used: | Selle Italia Flite | | Bike Setup: | Giant Anthem X2 | | Bottom Line: | This saddle came on my 2009 Giant Anthem X2 and I have been pleasantly surprised. My all time benchmark for saddles is the original Selle Italia Flite which is the finest bicycle saddle ever made. I usually switch out stock saddles pretty quickly but I am growing fond of the Silverado. The center cutout "love channel" and various pressure relief points built into the shell are effective. The padding is firm and the saddle had a good shape that's easy to grip with the knees while descending and yet it's not so wide that it rubs on your thighs as you pedal.
The shape is flatter than a Flite and has less of a scooped out sweet spot that you settle into...you tend to feel the pressure on your "sit bones" after a while on a long ride but it's not too bad. The cover is a bit sticky and sometimes difficult to slide back and forth on when riding technical trails where you need to shift weight around a lot.
I tend to run saddles slightly nose up but this one fits me best near level...saddles are such personal things and adjustment is 90% of the result whether it's good or bad. This saddle works for me and is well made and thought out. Perhaps it will work for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Reid Hollister
a Cross Country Rider
from Towson md
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Loch Raven | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | light, low profile, firm, looks badass, gives better control downhill because of it's length | | Weaknesses: | the firmness and length could bother some people, kind've expensive when you think about how often I dominate saddles | | Similar Products Used: | rocket v, laser v | | Bike Setup: | 29er | | Bottom Line: | I love this seat because it is not squishy at all and my bones seem to fit just in the right place. One critical note is this seat HAS to be adjusted properly, with the angle at least even with the ground and possibly with the nose slightly downward. I have mine set up like this and regularly go for 12+ mi rides on rough terrain, hitting jumps and everyitng, with no chamois pads and I have 0 discomfort whatsoever. Also this seat makes the bike much better for sliding the back wheel accurately around corners and such as well as landing off of jumps it's easy to come over the back of. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tailwaters
a Weekend Warrior
from St Joseph,MI US
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Great quality, long nose for climbing | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Race Lite, WTB Speed V, Devo | | Bike Setup: | Trek Top Fuel 8 | | Bottom Line: | I’ve been search for the perfect saddle for a year now. Funny thing is about saddles is what’s great for someone is not necessarily good for someone else. Therefore a rating on saddles should be taken lightly. I went through several so called highly rated saddles and kept going back to the stock Bontrager Race Lite that came on the bike. Only this is the padding was just getting worn out. The WTB Silverado was a home run as soon as I sat on it. My sit bones were a perfect match for the relief areas. I also purchased a Shadow V which was also very nice but I preferred the firmer feel of the Silverado. As for me this saddle fantastic!!! A little on the expensive side but worth it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Johnny K.
a Cross Country Rider
from Vernon Hills, IL, U.S.
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Kettle | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson or cambria... | | Strengths: | Very light, looks awesome. | | Weaknesses: | Narrow. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Select | | Bike Setup: | Heavily modified 2005 Gary Fisher Tassajara. | | Bottom Line: | I thought I should write a review to give a completely different opinion than those currently posted about this saddle. I think it's fantastic, for every reason. The stock Bontrager saddle that came on my bike was fine for three years, but I started to notice numbness as my rides got longer. The padding would squish too much, reaching unwanted places and cutting off circulation. The Silverado is much more firm, preventing that over-squishy problem. Plus, the "love channel" down the middle helps to further avoid numbness. It may be firm, but because you sit on your sit bones and not on soft tissue, it's much more comfortable than softer saddles I've tried. The only way I can think to describe it is that I feel perched on this saddle, and that it feels like I'm sitting very lightly on top of it, because I'm not mashed down on/in the padding. I absolutely love it. And, of course, it looks top-notch, which should be unimportant with such things, but is it?
I will mention, though, that if it was any narrower, I'd probably start to have trouble. I'm 6', 160 lbs, so being fairly light may help. I can imagine heavier people feel that the seat is too narrow. My brother bought the WTB Devo at the same time, which is simmilar in most ways, only slightly wider and shorter, and he prefers that width. Just part of the seat trouble, I guess. Everyone fits differently. But he agrees that the firm padding and love channel create an awesome ride on both saddles, on and off road. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trumancapote
a Downhiller
from panorama, bc, canada
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | freight train | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | good to downhill with....... because you dont have to sit on it! | | Weaknesses: | after even a short ride with this seat i felt like id been saudomized. this seat gave me hemeroids that are veeeery itchy. | | Similar Products Used: | a board with a nail sticking out of it superglued to my bike | | Bike Setup: | ironhorse warrior pro with this seat. quite a queer and terible bike, hence the name truman capote | | Bottom Line: | if you want to keep your ass working fine and dandy and hemeroide free, dont buy this saddle, or at least dont sit on it | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JVC
a Cross Country Rider
from VA
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Kevlar sides, firm saddle | | Weaknesses: | Synthetic leather | | Similar Products Used: | Rocket V | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575 | | Bottom Line: | I was looking for a saddle that was flatter than the Rocket V(no whaletail). Silverado Pro seemed to fit that bill. The Silverado is flatter and a tad bit longer. Nose might be a little wider also. If I continued with this saddle I could see where this could be a problem. The biggest drawback to this model is the seat is too sticky. Does not allow you to move without your shorts(baggy or spandex)getting pulled. It's a sticky saddle. I would recommend going with the next one up with the leather. Definitely not a mountain bike saddle | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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