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Submitted by
cypher
a Weekend Warrior
from uk
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | any thing where gravity helps | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | some bike show years | | Strengths: | resonably comfy, strongly built and didnt cost the earth, spangly glitter. have used this saddle for years on ht's, FS bikes, down hill bikes about the only thing it hasnt been on is a road bike. am changing it now only cos i'm having a bit of a weight freak out on my xc Ht and want a lighter saddle. rather surprised by all the negative reviews but notice alot of them are from people who havn't owned ot for long. | | Weaknesses: | bit heavey and wold have liked it slightly longer for on the nose climbing | | Similar Products Used: | been so long i cant recall what my last saddle was though i doo recall having another WTB saddle before this until i destroyed it in a dh crash, my dh bike has a titec berserker saddle which is also an oldie but goodie | | Bike Setup: | cove handjob xc, juicy 5's, use seatpost mavic cross ride wheels. maz 100mm forks. | | Bottom Line: | liked it. still in good nick after years of use and only being changed cos i wana get the weigth of the bike down. will be keeping it and will go on my next bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kustom
a Cross Country Rider
from Krakow
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | strong, cheap, quite comfortable, realy long life | | Weaknesses: | without a hole = sweaty ass ;) | | Bike Setup: | was GT outpost trail, is GT zaskar team | | Bottom Line: | I bought it with 'GT outpost trail' long time ago and after 14000 km I've used to it, I must say I'm realy pleased with it, it still looks almost like when I bought it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nosmo King
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Rosa, CA
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo, pretty sure | | Strengths: | Reasonably light, Ti rails, very comfy, cool perforated leather cover. | | Weaknesses: | Perforated leather let some mud in the holes and was harder to clean, but what the heck. It looked cool. | | Similar Products Used: | Lots of Selle Italia, many Specialized seats, Bontragers thru the years... | | Bike Setup: | K2 Razorback, XT | | Bottom Line: | I also wanted to put in a good word for this saddle, which has been my favorite MTB saddle and lasted thru 3 bikes and over 5,000 off-road miles. I have a feeling a lot of the low-scorers below don't ride much. I prefer non-squishy, performance type seats, and this one fits the bill. About 270 grams, not feather light but not bad. Needed a replacement since I finally wore thru the leather on this one, found a leather/Ti SST on Ebay for $50. Hatin' life after 9 hours on my road bike this weekend, going to shop for a WTB for that bike too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christian
a Cross Country Rider
from Dundas, ON
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Freewheel | | Strengths: | Pretty cheap, comfy | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy I guess | | Similar Products Used: | I forget, but I hated it... | | Bottom Line: | I love this saddle. I don't know about everybody else who apparently hates it, but mine has served me well. I even bought a SST for my road bike, based on my happyness with this one. My next bike is definately getting a WTB saddle too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CrazyCarl
a Cross Country Rider
from Davis, CA USA
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Hole-in-the-Ground | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Strong, long life, comfortable, inexpensive | | Weaknesses: | heavier | | Similar Products Used: | WTB SST.XR, Selle Italia Flite Max, Fizik, etc... | | Bottom Line: | I had to add my opinion of this saddle to counteract the mass quantities of negative reviews... This has always been my favorite saddle. I feel that I have a fairly sensitive arse, I have tried many different saddles and always come back to this one. I never have numbness or problems going off the back. Plus, you can hit your local bike stores and find these saddles cheap 'cause they were pulled off as stock saddles on other bikes. The only problem is that it is kinda heavy. I'm trying a SST.2K next... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ted Welsh
a Weekend Warrior
from Westland, MI
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Local shop gave it to me. | | Strengths: | Almost indestructable. Great for climbinng. Allows for that special 'between the cheeks' positioning quickly for the tricky climbs. | | Weaknesses: | Not the most comfortable on long rides. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rock Hopper | | Bottom Line: | I hated the seat the bike came with so the shop gave me this as it had a slight tear in the fabric.
The rails finally gave out on me after 2 years. I weigh 220 so am impressed it made it this far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tequila Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Could be used as an anvil to hammer steel on. | | Weaknesses: | Provided a "kicked in the crotch feeling" after a short 2 hour, light trail ride. This is WBT's contribution to help control the world population explosion. I had absolutly no desire for nookie for 48 hours after riding on this seat. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing can compare to this seat. Perhaps if I could bolt a brick onto my seat post, I might be able to compare notes. | | Bike Setup: | Diamondback Coil SS. Stock setup except for a new Velo Plush seat to replace this piece of crap. | | Bottom Line: | I road on this seat for 2 hours yesterday and that was enough to promt me to buy a new one the very next day. After 48 hours, my butt still hurts! I don't know which would be more painfull a 2 hour ride on this seat or taking a 6 foot drop into the seat post. Buy this seat and send it to your worst enemy. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from Cambridge, MA
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Bludgeoning your enemies to death!! New form of torture. | | Weaknesses: | Not fit for the human as*!! | | Similar Products Used: | Rocks, boulders, dry earth. | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Marlin stock except seat. | | Bottom Line: | I have only had my new bike now for less than a month. However, after the first time I sat on this saddle I did not want to sit down again. It has made me not want to sit on the bike and ride at all!! Right now I'm waiting for my new seat to come in and for nice weather appear here in New England. I have rode on this seat for as short as 15 minutes and as long as one hour so far, and in any case I feel used and beaten when I get off the saddle. On trails...geez, I feel like I just got out of Levenworth where previously Bubba was my momma. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a Weekend Warrior
from El Sob, California
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | the one to you momma's house | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | stock with bike | | Strengths: | Price was right. | | Weaknesses: | 50 hours after my last ride I still feel like I was victimized in the showers at Chino penitentary. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing yet. | | Bike Setup: | GF Joshua F3. Some stock, some not. | | Bottom Line: | My posterier hasn't hurt like this since that hazing at the local Harley riders club. I've used this thing for years since I figured that's what the tough and cool bikers were suppose to do. Little did I know that the smart bikers go and buy a real saddle and use this thing as a murder weapon to baffle police. "Looks like he was bludgeoned, bbut the only thing in here is a bike seat. What the hell? This thing is harder than a baseball bat!"
3 piles of flaming toe jam because, frankly, I'd like to believe it cost me nothing, moneywise. 1 pile of flaming toe jam since after giving it the old college try for a lot of years, it's still a pain in the tuckus. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Woodie
a Weekend Warrior
from Omaha,Nebraska.usa
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Single tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | I can't think of any! Oh ya, it works ok to wedge under a door to keep it open. | | Weaknesses: | Cheap, weak, hard as a brick, | | Similar Products Used: | A 12 year old gel saddle, that is now on my new bike. | | Bike Setup: | Stock 02 Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo, Other than the saddle! | | Bottom Line: | Don't even walk out the door with this one. This hunk-o-junk came with my Hoo Koo, you would think that Fisher would use a better saddle. If this comes on a bike you are going to purchase, trade it before laying down your good hard cash. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gail
a
from Wheeling West Virginia
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | It's a little better than sitting on a rock | | Weaknesses: | This is a poorly put together, uncomfortable, cheap seat | | Bike Setup: | saddle was stock on a Gary Fisher | | Bottom Line: | Avoid this seat. On the first ride took a small spil - the rails bent and cover tore. Within one week three of the staples which hold the cover in place came out. This is a garbage saddle - - if you buy a fisher with this seat insist that the store swap out with a better saddle! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Hobby Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | better than riding on seatpost | | Weaknesses: | rails are really weak, cover thing comes off easy, uncomfortable, looks stupid, etc. | | Similar Products Used: | bontrager fs+10 | | Bike Setup: | tassajara mostly stock | | Bottom Line: | The rails bend really easily. within the first month I had one endo at slow speed, and the rails bent. I bent it back some of the way and rode it for another few weeks before getting my new saddle. its really uncomfortable too. I dont find it incredibly hard like some people, but it is harder than other seats. it just plain sucks. I am very dissapointed that fisher put a seat like this on a quality frame. but then again, alot of the other components arnt top notch, but it is an inexpensive bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tim finnegan
a Cross Country Rider
from brockton, ma
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | naked bunny | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | it prevented the seatpost from getting some back door action. it is soft. | | Weaknesses: | wider than ricki lake fans | | Similar Products Used: | specialized, some performance garbage | | Bike Setup: | fisher tassajara | | Bottom Line: | it is possible that in a few years, fisher will start selling quality bikes that aren't assaulted by cheap components. i guess it's a decent seat if you never need to get behind the saddle. i just ordered the bontrager fs+10 and hopefully that'll do a better job. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Macungie, PA
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Deer Path | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | it keeps your behind from sitting on the seatpost | | Weaknesses: | tears easily, uncomfortable, steel rails creak | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager FS2000, other stock seats, etc.. | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Sugar 4, stock parts | | Bottom Line: | This seat is a cheap alternative to rectum surgery. The only way I would keep this saddle is if I couldn't afford another one. If you like torture buy this thing and remember, no pain, no gain | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
T Thompson
a Weekend Warrior
from Athens
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Comfortable enough. | | Weaknesses: | Staples that hold cover to plastic on saddle started coming out after about 5 rides. Cover started to come off. Bike so far has not been involved in fall or any trail abuse. | | Similar Products Used: | Avocet. Never had a product defect with Avocet products. | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher | | Bottom Line: | Very dissapointed to see such a cheap product on a expensive new Gary Fisher bike. To me it takes away from a otherwise superior bike. After owning the bike for about four weeks I am trying to mend a brand new seat that had not failed due to trail damage, but through faulty construction/design/whatever. Based on my experience, I would never individually purchase another WTB saddle and would ask for it to be removed if it came on another bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chappy
a
from santa cruz, CA
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | does this matter? | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | tuff enough, I suppose | | Weaknesses: | Hard as a friggin' rock. Wide enough for a golfer's ass. | | Bike Setup: | bullit, vanilla RLC, raceface, hayes | | Bottom Line: | This thing came stock on a new bullit. I have no idea why. It beat my bum up so bad I was force to remove it. I'm planning on throwing it into the river. I hate this seat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Cross Country Rider
from provo, ut usa
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Aardvark cycles | | Strengths: | looks like the seat off of my dad's stingray, glitter definately gives a retro look and compliments the graphics on my frame quite nicely | | Weaknesses: | it's a little hard | | Similar Products Used: | avenir, k mart gell | | Bike Setup: | American Eagle spokanne, xt/deore, manitou sx-r | | Bottom Line: | the saddle looks cool enough to keep, it is a little hard at first, but you get used to it quick enough. If you do any down hill or freeriding consider something else, it probabally won't last long. I've crashed pretty hard a couple of times and it hasn't torn yet, the plastic under the seat looks neat and clean, no staples holding the fabric on. I'd recommend it to almost anybody. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kylo
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, OR
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Fat Tire Farm | | Strengths: | Good construction ... | | Weaknesses: | Just too damn hard. I kept thinking I'd get used to it, but after 100 miles, I continued to have numb legs after riding with this sucker.
$40 for a tearoff which hurts ... not a good deal. | | Similar Products Used: | Trusty old Bontrager (blew out)
Just got a Terry Fly, rides great! | | Bottom Line: | The fit/shape is pretty good, but this saddle is just too damn hard. I kept thinking I'd get used to it, but after 100+ miles, I continued to have numb legs after riding with this sucker. So I got wise, and got a Terry Fly, rides great, cutout for the nuts, and nice small profile so I can drop off the back easily, etc.
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Submitted by
Joe Momma
a Weekend Warrior
from Staunton, VA
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | little levels | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000000000.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | NICE, it looks good and feels the same way | | Weaknesses: | it tears easily | | Similar Products Used: | selle italia, diamondback stock crap | | Bike Setup: | Univega 950 ds | | Bottom Line: | this awesome seat came on my new uni and i find it very comfortable. as opposed to most people who said you need to condition your butt to a hard seat i found no problem. these are WAAy softer then those crotchgrinding selle italia seats. i got one with a lil kevlar on the seat and it works beautifully. the comfort zone keeps me feelin fresh! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rob cole
a Downhiller
from London, England
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | aston hills | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike dealer in Camden | | Strengths: | Looks sweet, clean design | | Weaknesses: | Not very padded, weak rails, cover tears real easy | | Similar Products Used: | Flites, San Marco's, bmx saddles, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Identiti Dr. Jeyll, Bomber Z1 drop-off, Deore Hydraulic discs, D521 on Xt Disc hubs, 24/7 cromoly cranks, Roox Chain Animals, Kore B-52, EA-50, Gazzolodi 2.3" | | Bottom Line: | Got this saddle cheap as a take-off from my local bike dealer. Looks great, very sleek / streamlined. Not very comfy, light weight has been achieved through lack of padding. Saddle was okay until I got my new bike and started jumping - bent it within 3 days, whole saddle twisted to one side - not saddle's fault it's not designed for DH / rough love! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Cordle
a
from Muskegon MI
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Right Loop, Tsali | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Local | | Strengths: | This is a take-off from a Gary Fisher Sugar, black with red kevlar sides, Ti rails and Comfort Zone.
Looks
Weight
Comfort Zone | | Weaknesses: | For me, none. Matter of fact, I just found me another Fisher take-off for my #2 Zaskar | | Similar Products Used: | Terry Liberator Ti Race-Very nice, but a little bulky
Bontrager Ti-Ouch!
SDG Belair-Ouch, sold after 2 rides
SDG Ventura-out the door as well | | Bike Setup: | 2000 GT Zaskar SID XC Mavic X317 XT Disc LX, XT, XTR Rock Shox post Monkey Lites
1996 GT Zaskar Manitou SX LE Mavic 221 XT XTR Azonic bars | | Bottom Line: | Obviously, I like these saddles, I suffer no johnson or back door difficulties, I only wish
I could have picked a few of these saddles out from fellow poster's trash and saved a few bucks!
5 Chilis for value due to the great "Take-off" prices
5 overall 'cuz I like 'em. Make sure and get the Comfort Zone, it works | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary, AB, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Hard, Hard, Hard! | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager FS+10 | | Bike Setup: | Brodie Torque Hybrid - XT & Deore, Street slicks | | Bottom Line: | I am 6'2" and 180 lbs, so no hulk on the saddle. Saddle came on the bike. I used it for 2 rides and was numb/sore for 2 days after! Took the Bontrager off the kid's GT (I paid for it!), and ordered another for my bike.
Don't go there, Lenny! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joshua
a Cross Country Rider
from Osborne,KS,US
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | comfortable, looks good. Good trail riding seat. | | Weaknesses: | Your butt hurts until you get toughened into it. After that? NONE! | | Similar Products Used: | Stock seats. | | Bike Setup: | TREK 930 with some small upgrades. | | Bottom Line: | As long as you don't mind the sore butt for the first few rides its a great seat. But not for everyone. You have to get used to the rock-hardness of it. If your looking for a good seat that feels good. Get one! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clint
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | sope | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Purchased At: | airbomb | | Strengths: | Hard enough to support properly. Comfort zone thing really works. Fits right.
Cheap, light. | | Weaknesses: | Seems too hard when sitting parked in the bike shop. | | Similar Products Used: | San marco, specialized various models, fad stupid wide cushy saddles long ago. | | Bike Setup: | Proflex 855 | | Bottom Line: | I thought I was gonna die when i bought this and felt how hard it was in the rear area.
Amazingly I was not sore at all after riding all day. Usually I can feel it big time the day after, but not with this seat. It's all a matter of what fits your butt really. The sst x is a little wider than the sst, and any seat sitting at the wrong angle is going to clobber you. The comfort zone really helps to keep the johnson plumbing from being mashed around. You can feel the bones in your butt are what you are sitting on, rather than the tissue between. I always wind up destroying seats in crashes, so a comfortable seat for so cheap is just the thing for me.
It looks cool, doesent make you sore, is cheap, and says 'wtb' on it for posing value, what more do you want? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Weaknesses: | Hard, hard and hard. | | Similar Products Used: | Selle Italia XO Gel | | Bike Setup: | Gary fisher Big Sur | | Bottom Line: | The saddle came stock on my Fisher. Quite uncomfortable for rides longer than one hour. That didn't matter much, since I'm a roadie and used my Fisher for cross-training during the summer. But winter's coming in, and I now mainly use my Fisher. Bottom line, for repeated use, the SST.X is a no-no.
I replaced it with a Selle Italia XO Gel (about the same price than the SST.X), which works very well for me (more comfortable and narrower). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Charleston,SC,USA
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Yancey's Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Nice shape, great looks | | Weaknesses: | Unacceptably uncomfortable in any situation. Unless you have a big but this seat will render your bike almost unrideable! | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Gary Fisher Tassajera | | Bottom Line: | This piece of crap came stock on my bike. Gary Fisher may as well have put no seat on (at least it would save me the trouble of having to remove it to throw it in the trash). After an hour of riding on this seat, my butt was so sore that it was painful to ride the next day. This was riding about 5 miles on road and about 7 mile off. Unless you have a big but, stay away from this waste of space. It will give you absolutley no comfort and probably do serious damage to your body with prolonged use. Thats why supergo cant even give them away for 12.00!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Beth Milano
a Racer
from Durango, Colorado
Date Reviewed: October 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | In the mountains | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Long, slim, and comfortable. Girls like me don't have to worry about a sleepy peepee, so I like it | | Weaknesses: | Kinda hard, my boyfriend, Sal, had a little problem, so we had a big problem in bed that night. | | Similar Products Used: | Selle Italia, My boy friend | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Sugar 3 | | Bottom Line: | I liked it, but my boyfriend didn't | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
frank kern
a Cross Country Rider
from vancouver BC
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Port Renfrow to lakecowichan | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | good loking | | Weaknesses: | hard | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | GT | | Bottom Line: | tohard for long rides. My ass on fire after 300km. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allen Newport
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Barton Creek Green Belt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Discovery Bicycles | | Strengths: | Narrow seating. Durable agaisnt crashes. Only worth it if you ride rocky trails within short periods of time.
| | Weaknesses: | Tough on your toosh. Very very stiff for longer rides. I was hurting noticeably after 17 miles of riding. | | Similar Products Used: | Terry Ti-Race Liberator | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Kaitai | | Bottom Line: |
Hey, need a hammer? I got one covered in leather with cromoly steel rails and weighs around 275g. Thank goodness I didn't pay for this brick-like saddle as it came default with the Kaitai bike. I thought just like everyone else that I'd get used to it, break it in, after a few rides. Boy, I couldn't have made a bigger mistake with that idea. If you ride a lot off the seat, then you wouldn't notice it as much. I usually ride for 2 hours (1-3 days a week) and average 10 miles per trip on the trails. The last time I sat on the WTB SST.X I went for approximately 17 miles. There was a stretch of dirt trail that was flat and sandy, and that was when I started to notice the pain riding up my posterior end. That made the decision for me and the next day I went to the store for some better advice and was pointed to the Terry Ti-Race Liberator. My pain from the WTB SST.X actually subsided a bit when riding on the Ti-Race Liberator. I wouldn't recommend WTB SST.X to even my worst enemy. Great for a hammer replacement. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miles
a
from DC
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | comfortable
lots of support | | Weaknesses: | kinda hard | | Bottom Line: | This is a good nicely priced mtb seat that gives good support for men. It is a little bit hard but who cares. I would not recommend this seat for women though(its very narrow). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Langdog
a Weekend Warrior
from Lenoir City,TN
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Haw Ridge Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | The W.T.B. name says a lot. Comfortable(but you have to get used to it.Great seat for being stock | | Weaknesses: | Time it takes to get used to it(very rough at first)ouch!! I bent the heck out of the hollow chro-mo rails in one day. | | Similar Products Used: | cheapo schwinn | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher HOO KOO E KOO stock with lizard skins chainstay guard. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great seat to come stock on a bike. It is very race oriented like most all wtb stuff.To get started out with, this seat was literally a pain in the butt, you'll get used to it though.The quality could have been better as where the sides of the seat tear up in no time and the rails bend if you weigh 170lbs. or more.Overall it's a great seat but the quality should be better. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zach Lorden
a
from North of Chicago, IL
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Looks nice | | Weaknesses: | Pain and lots of it | | Similar Products Used: | Other cheap stock seats | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Big Sur | | Bottom Line: | This came stock on my GF Big Sur, I love the bike, don't plan on liking this saddle if you're going to ride only a couple of miles. Oucheeeeeeeee
3 chilis on value because it was stock on a great priced bike
1 chili overall because I hate it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miles
a Weekend Warrior
from bayarea, CA, usa.
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | tenderfoot | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | COMFY, looks, cheap, kevlar | | Weaknesses: | none. | | Similar Products Used: | bonty +10, stock crap | | Bike Setup: | trek hardtail | | Bottom Line: | i have the sst.x flash- a softer version w/ quasi, psudo nuvo schwinn sparkly blue cover-ala banana seats- and i love it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lorenski Schooldog
a Cross Country Rider
from FTW TX USA
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Barton Springs, Austin | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Sturdy looking, black and humble. | | Weaknesses: | Pain in the a$$. Hurts thinking about it. | | Similar Products Used: | Fiziks Pave' | | Bike Setup: | GF Kaitai | | Bottom Line: | The seat is general issue if you ask me, but that my might
exactly what it was marketed for. GF knows we'll want to purchase our own set-up, so to save the customer money at the total bike purchase price level, he uses this inexpensive seat on his production bike to add total value.
Smart thinking once again, Fisher! I give it 3/3 because it came default and it hurt right away. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roob
a Weekend Warrior
from vancouver bc ca
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | kept my butt from getting really sore on the seatpost | | Weaknesses: | ow ow ouch oh man.. yow.. geeze.. ow! I stopped riding my bike for a few weeks becase it would hurt too much to ride more than fifteen minutes. I thought it would break in after a while but it hasn't. | | Similar Products Used: | ritchey V-wing, specialized stock cheap seat, terry liberator | | Bike Setup: | stumpy, z1, lx | | Bottom Line: | I have a skinny butt. I ride sitting down all around town. This seat made me sad. It was inexpensive but that just means I probably won't be able to sell it to anyone... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stevenr.
a Cross Country Rider
from Douglas County, Or
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Brice Creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | WTB name, fair-to-middlin' weight, sloped nose is supposed to be 'da bomb, baby', relief zone (but does it work? Stay tuned. . .)
Buy it if you A) cycle standing exclusively, B) ride a seriously suspended bike, and/or C) just like to look at your bike anyway. | | Weaknesses: | On first impression, about as comfortable as that Bontrager bike thong I bought on the Lewinsky Cycling website. Feels like I'm sitting on wooden bleachers.
Don't buy it if you A) have a silly aversion to unnecessary pain, B) would rather pay someone to just wack your butt with a board for thirty bucks, and or C) kinda like the way your butt feels after sitting through an hour sermon on wooden pews. | | Similar Products Used: | SDG Bel Air, Bontrager buttwedge. | | Bike Setup: | Kona Explosif (hardtail, so the seat is important!!), Zokie Z2 Atom Bomb, LX/XT mix | | Bottom Line: | This is my first impression, this baby is gonna make me pay. I bought it on reputation while looking for a seat with a built-in relief zone for the boys. The SDG is sweet except for that not so fresh feeling I get from going numb. I'll give it a week to break in, then we'll part ways. I've got a feeling it's gonna be a long week. . .if it actually breaks in I'll gladly eat my words and praise the product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
squish
a Weekend Warrior
from Redfield, SD
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | great saddle...comfortable...doesn't let you slip off...nice kevlar side...tough | | Weaknesses: | none... | | Similar Products Used: | bontrager...trek... | | Bike Setup: | trek 7000 | | Bottom Line: | this saddle i bought from a dude in a bike shop for $20.00...it was a pull off a GT...so it's got the nice embroidered top and kevlar shoulders...great seat...
five stars all around...
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Submitted by
Andrew Brod
a Weekend Warrior
from The Woodlands, TX
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Inexspensive | | Weaknesses: | Hurts your butt, causes severe iritation, seat sucks. If you ride more than 1 hour, your in trouble ith this saddle. Causes severe soreness, on downhill it is ard to stay down in the saddle. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Fisher | | Bottom Line: | Do not puchase, if it is stock on your bike, buy something else. Terrible saddle!! Sometimes on rides the seat will loosen up very easily, even if you tighten before ride. Does not give a comfortable ride, the nose is too long, not good for bigger riders. If anyone can recomenda better saddle e-mail me.
andrewbrod@hotmail.com | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jj
a Weekend Warrior
from boston
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | sloped nose | | Weaknesses: | quality, a little wide | | Bike Setup: | fisher hardtail | | Bottom Line: | poor quality - mine started coming unglued after about a month. vinyl is slippery when wet and the sides tear easily if you go down on rocks. it's a bit too wide if you have even semi-muscular thighs.
however, it is still reasonably comfortable on rides of 1 hour or less - longer than that and plan on chaffed inner thighs and a numb fanny. it is inexpensive. it will last at least a season with the aid of superglue and duct tape.
the sloped nose is great - that and the price make it worth a look. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Racer
from Barberton, OH
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything with dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | + Partly comfortable
+ Made well | | Weaknesses: | - Not an improvement over the original SST
- Badly shaped nose
| | Similar Products Used: | Original SST | | Bike Setup: | Fisher | | Bottom Line: | This saddle is shorter than the original SST, which I don't like. The angle of the seat is OK but it seems like I always end up sitting on the skinny part. Also, the shape of the nose isn't very good. On the original SST I could really shift my weight forward. On this one when I try to do that, it goes up my butt.
I'll give it 4 stars for value, because even though it came on my bike I know it can be bought for pretty cheap. Three stars overall, go with the original SST. This one isn't bad, just a bit of a downgrade.
Radar | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Misawa Japan
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Poorly built
Not comfortable | | Bike Setup: | Giant Warp DS-1, Spin wheels, velociraptors, Shimano XT, Stratos MX-6, Stratos Helix Pro | | Bottom Line: | The seat popped of the rails while I was just sitting on the bike, not even riding! Maybe I got a bad one, but first impressions are the most important. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
A Wheelman
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Rolling, narrow, twisty but I'm not telling you where | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Fits the shape of my ass. Mine also has red rails which match the bike but that's by accident. Cheaper than a Brooks, and showerproof. | | Weaknesses: | Not as light as my old Vetta SL. People might think I got the red rails to match the bike on purpose. | | Similar Products Used: | Lots of diffferent seats | | Bike Setup: | Touring bike, with seat affixed to seat post in seat tube (my long distance bike, also sees some off road), with 200 lb rider on top of that | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line, so to speak, is that the seat fits when a lot of other seats I tried don't. 5 chilis for value cause I got it cheap from the take-off saddle bin at the bike shop near work. I'll take comfort over lightness in a seat any day, cause it's the most important rider/bike interface. I'm going to go back and buy another for the other bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil
a Weekend Warrior
from Golden, Co, USA
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Colorado Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Best saddle I have ever used, especially on long rides. | | Weaknesses: | Feels like a brick at first | | Similar Products Used: | you name it | | Bike Setup: | Bontrager Privateer Comp | | Bottom Line: | I have the SST.XCZ, as in Comfort Zone--leather-like cover, Kevlar corners, cutout. Over the years, I have tried a variety of saddles. Big, small, hard, soft, gel, straight, drooped, etc. This is the first one that I can ride all day, and get on the bike again the next day without wincing. That is not to say I feel no pain--at 215 pounds I have a lot of pounds per square inch. I just experience less pain and burning than any other saddle. It works so well for me, that I bought another one for my other bike thru Gear.com for $24.
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Submitted by
Scott W.
a Cross Country Rider
from SF Bay Area
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything west of Palo Alto | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Comfort, looks, cost | | Weaknesses: | Durability | | Similar Products Used: | Lots - Flite, Bonty +30, Ritchey, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Bontrager Race Lite w/ Lawwill fork, XT all around | | Bottom Line: | I don't get all the reviews saying this thing is so uncomfortable and hard. I'm 205 lbs., and this is the best saddle I've ever found. I use it for road, mountain, commuting on a fixed gear (which is the toughest butt pounding of all, due to no coasting/raising off the saddle). The SST.X fits me wonderfully after lots of experimentation. So, I suggest that those who complain about the fit of this saddle just go find something they like better. The manufacturing isn't the best on this - others are more durable, lighter weight, "better" materials. But, hey, you can get this baby for about $25 bucks if you look hard enough, so you can afford to try it. Worst case - sell it on mtbr to guys like me who are converts; I'm trying to buy another one right now! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jakob Thyness
a
from Oslo, Norway
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Comfy, comfy, comfy! | | Weaknesses: | Would have preferred leather to vinyl cover | | Similar Products Used: | Selle Italia Flite, Vetta Transverse | | Bike Setup: | GT Avalanche LE | | Bottom Line: | My bike came with an SST, and I loved it. I wore it out after a year or so, but could never find an identical replacement. I compromised with a Selle Italia Flite with titanium rails, which was hellishly expensive and not at all comfortable, even after using it for a year. The other day I got a chance to buy an SST X, and I took it out for a trial run this weekend. Despite the increased weight and the inexpensive vinyl cover, this saddle beats the Flite hands down. My butt is happier than it's been in months. Oh, and there are no Kevlar corners to get filthy and soggy, but the rails are a wonderful bright red. And since it costs about a third as much as the Flite, I can always get a new one if I rip it in a crash. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Weekend Warrior
from Kingsport, TN
Date Reviewed: December 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Relatively comfortable. Looks OK. | | Weaknesses: |
Cover pulled loose. | | Similar Products Used: |
uh | | Bike Setup: |
GF HKEK | | Bottom Line: | This seat is OK. I don't think I would want to be on it for more than a couple of hours, but it is a decent saddle. My big complaint is that the cover is pulling loose on the back left hand side of the seat... I can't really think of any reason why this should happend other than poor workmanship. 3 flamers for the seat, -1 for the cover. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, Oregon
Date Reviewed: November 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Spring water trail | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Looks good . | | Weaknesses: |
To hard, to small ..not a good match for the bike | | Similar Products Used: |
Trico TRI-FLEX | | Bike Setup: |
GF Hoo Koo E Koo | | Bottom Line: | just one look at this seat and I knew I was gonna hurt if I rode it ..so before I even brought the bike home from the bike shop ...I got a gel seat (Trico tri-flex) ...a lot better seat | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mitchell
a Downhiller
from kapolei,hawaii
Date Reviewed: November 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
st. louis | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
the saddle i'm talking about is the sstx flash, meaning glitter with kevlar corners. this saddle is more comfortable than any other brand and more comfortable than any other saddle in the wtb line-up. extra padding all around and a bit wider for all you fat asses. still has a sleek appearance for all that comfort. cheapest saddle that they put out as well. got my gold glitter for $7.99 normally goes for about $24.99 | | Weaknesses: |
heavy at 350 grams but its so comfortable. hard to find | | Similar Products Used: |
avocet, vetta, selle italia | | Bike Setup: |
gt sts-dh, boxxer, xtr rubbish | | Bottom Line: | get it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
phil
a Downhiller
from BC
Date Reviewed: September 2, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Comfy (for me)
Pressure points on back 2 edges of saddle.
Soft spot in the middle. | | Weaknesses: |
I had 4 rips, a punture and a big slit in the first 3 months. Not much of a problem. | | Similar Products Used: |
Richty | | Bike Setup: |
Fisher Joshua, Judy XL, DH pedals and bar. | | Bottom Line: | Saddles are a personal thing. Some like one kind some like other kinds. I personally love this saddle. The contact points are perfect. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Fisher
a Weekend Warrior
from Brentwood, England
Date Reviewed: August 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Warley | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
I'ts really cheap | | Weaknesses: |
Synthetic leather,
steel rails
hard as f***
rips easily | | Similar Products Used: |
Selle Italia Karve
X-lite PSSII.
Titec DH KTI!!!!!! | | Bike Setup: |
GT backwoods, Jett xc | | Bottom Line: | This seat is bad
I dont like this seat
Guess what? I'm gettin' a new seat!
'cause i hate this rock hard piece of sstx saddle.
I'd give it 5 pieces of shit, but only 2 flamin' chillies. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darren Shafer
a Weekend Warrior
from Leavenworth, KS
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
None that I can tell. | | Weaknesses: |
Harder than granite. I would have been more comfortable just sitting on the friggin post. The first day I rode with this seat my rear went numb. I immediately went out & bought a different seat. I figure it's made for racers that never sit down while riding... | | Bike Setup: |
Gary Fisher Tassajara | | Bottom Line: | If the seat comes on the bike new, that is one thing, but I can't believe someone would actually exchange money for the pain of sitting upon this torturous throne... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross-Country Rider
from DC
Date Reviewed: August 12, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Good Design
Hey, it's WTB! | | Weaknesses: |
Owie!!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: |
All sortsa saddles | | Bike Setup: |
Stumpy M2 | | Bottom Line: | OK, I'm probably a whiner because I got this saddle for $10, but the damn thing hurts. It's not a bad saddle, just not all the comfy. I wanted to replace my old school SSM/Bontrager race saddle, so I figured I'd give this one a try. It's just a little too stiff, and a little underpadded. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a Cross-Country Rider
from Russellville ARKANSAS
Date Reviewed: August 8, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
womble | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
oh its is strong, hard as a rock | | Weaknesses: |
hard, comes apart, rips easily, UGLY | | Similar Products Used: |
bontrager | | Bike Setup: |
hoo koo e koo | | Bottom Line: | every time i got on my bike my butt hurt , now yhat i have my bontragger it makes riding more fun. dont buy this saddle | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug
a Cross-Country Rider
from Misawa AB, Japan
Date Reviewed: August 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Makado Trail | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Overall feel | | Weaknesses: |
Saddle cover came off | | Similar Products Used: |
WTB SST.X flash | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale F-900 | | Bottom Line: | After one week of riding, the saddle cover is coming off. The company didn't make the cover big enough and after sitting on it a while, it pulls out from the bottom of the saddle. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Tyree
a Weekend Warrior
from Tampa,Fl
Date Reviewed: July 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Flatwoods/Morris Bridge | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Looks cool | | Weaknesses: |
Fell Apart
Hard | | Bike Setup: |
Gary Fisher Tassajara | | Bottom Line: | This seat came apart on me in less then 5 days. I suspect a manufatures defect. The rear of the seat came unstapled from the base of the seat. My LBS replaced the seat with a non-name seat :(. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Heavenly Father
a Cross-Country Rider
from heven
Date Reviewed: July 8, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Moab Pspider | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
It is very hard and if you get in trouble with the mob you could use this seat for self defence | | Weaknesses: |
it is so hard it will make your ass blead | | Similar Products Used: |
nothing
however i now have a terry liberator seat that is so plush... | | Bike Setup: |
GF KaiTai | | Bottom Line: | don't buy this seat i couldn't even ride for more than 5 min w/o my ass hurting... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BagMan
a Cross-Country Rider
from Michigan Woods
Date Reviewed: May 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Singletrack | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
I bought a glitter green sst.x at Nashbar for $7.99 on closeout.
Looks flashy, is very comfy, best of all it was $8! Has taken a lot of abuse so far and is still in perfect shape. Damn, it looks really pimpy! | | Weaknesses: |
Touch heavy. | | Similar Products Used: |
Replaced a very spartan but light flite saddle. | | Bike Setup: |
Hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | This is a very good saddle. If you look at the WTB website you'll see the Flash has the most padding of all WTB saddles which makes it very comfy. The glitter vinyl seat cover is so cool looking and has held up really well so far. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mitchell Stead
a Racer
from Mt, Pearl, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 29, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
White Hills | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Comfort
and still stiff | | Weaknesses: |
a little wide | | Similar Products Used: |
schwinn Moab
Bontrager 3D BOX | | Bike Setup: |
Schwinn Moab 2, Judy T2 | | Bottom Line: | excellent saddle and very comforable. A little wide and for 70 dollars a little expensive | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed
a Weekend Warrior
from Apex, NC
Date Reviewed: March 15, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Durable
Strong
Good looks
(just like my wife!!!) | | Weaknesses: |
?????? | | Similar Products Used: |
Some piece of sh!t on my old Mongoose.. | | Bike Setup: |
97' Klein Attitude w/ Judy XC | | Bottom Line: | I never thought I would actually have something meaningful to say about any saddle, but after a year of great (i.e. brutal) riding, here I am singing praises for my SST.X. First and foremost, this thing is tough. I bent two saddles on my old bike within about 2-3 months of hard riding. I really don't think I am extremely heavy (180 lbs), but my old saddles crumpled like empty aluminum cans. And the exterior fabric (leather or pleather) tore and ripped very easily. I think some of my past experiences have to do with the way I used to ride (i.e. lots of bouncing up and down on the saddle - now I stay on the seat for the most part), but I was still very disenchanted with the performance of my old saddle. But my Klein came with the SST.X and I haven't even noticed it - which is good. No tears or rips and the warping or bending in sight (evem after I slammed my fist down on the seat after I just wrecked). As I said - tough as the Bill Clinton Legal Defense Team. And best of all, I don't feel sore the next day even after a long, rocky ride. Couldn't be happier!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a cross-country rider
from Juneau, Alaska
Date Reviewed: March 10, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
all you people complaining about saddels being to hard well shut the hell up. Who the hell cares if your ass hurts after a ride. Thats the whole point of Mountain Biking, is when you are knocked down or you hurt then you deal with it, you can wuss out and walk your bike home or you could take it like a real mountain biker, and get back on your bike and ride for the fun, thrill, and pain.
Well thats enuf of my complaining, I have had this saddel for about 5 months and i love the thing, I wouldn't trade it for anything. The only down side it that i tore the front material out from under the seat. But other than that I have nothing bad to say. I give this thing 5 flaming CHILIES, not turds or any of that crap | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Super V Jim
a weekend warrior
from Misawa, Japan
Date Reviewed: February 26, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Got the SST.X Flash in green glitter. A huge improvement over the Bontrager +10 saddle I had before. The WTB was 2 wider than Keith's seat, so I wasn't sure if I'd like it. It only took one ride to know WTB has got it together on design. I liked it so much I ordered a second one (gold glitter) as a spare. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Missy
a cross-country rider
from East Bay, SF
Date Reviewed: November 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Well, I have to say that WTB has made a friend with me. Just got the SST.X with their comfort zonce, which is a cutout in the nose, but way better than a Terry 'cause I don't fall into the hole like with the terry saddle. My naughty bits have never been happier! No numbness, no discomfort, just plain joy. My bike feels like a whole different animal, and I can ride for hours, days, weeks and nothing hurts anymore (except when I crash, and thats a whole different story). My boyfriend rode this saddle and liked it so much he got one too! His riding buddies scored some after riding his. My grrrl riding buddies are on them too. I find it amazing that one saddle can do so much for both sexes. WTB has increased their padding too. I called them because I was concerned about some of the reviews, and they said that by popular demand, there will be more padding to the people! That's so cool. Boys, Girls, this seat is the dope. Gotta go ride. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
FAXXMAN
a cross-country rider
from LA, CA
Date Reviewed: October 31, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
One of these came with my '97 Attitude. I initially replaced it with a Selle Bassano I had on an older bike. After reading about concerns regarding impotence and noticing that I did experience occasional penile numbness on long, seated climbs, I switched back to the SST.X with the prostate drop. No more numbness up front, but my butt got numb, and it hurt because of the hard saddle, particularly towards the rear, though I like the shape. The SST.X has more padding than other WTB saddles, including the SST.98, according to their website, though I may try the SST.98 because it seems softer and I like the drop nose, a great idea. Overall for the SST.X, 3 chiles. Finding a saddle that fits one's anatomy is, well, a pain in the ass. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a cross-country rider
from Canberra, Oz.
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Okay. This saddle came standard on my '98 ATX 970. At first, I thought that a housebrick covered in vinyl would be more comfortable. Shit, it was hard. But, after riding with it for a week or so, and once I got used to it, I now find it quite comfortable. I hardly feel any pain in the arse, even after a 30+km ride over rough singletrack/downhill, and I have yet to experience numb-nuts syndrome.Looks great, and so far, after 8 weeks, it still looks like new, but the jury is really still out on durability. However, i'd expect it to be good, so it gets a perfect 5 flaming turds... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kurmudjen
a weekend warrior
from atalanta, GA
Date Reviewed: October 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
My experience is with the SST.X Ti rail saddle with leather cover.
This is a bit wider than the reg SST saddle, which I tried on loan from a friend. It has enough more padding to make it more comfortable, and is a little wider in the rear too, and is a lot more comfortable than the reg SST, at least to my butt! On a 16.8 mi ride recently with a lot of roots and rocks and seated climbs it really made the difference. The titanium rails have more give than the cro-mo rails, and being noticeably lighter they made the bike easier to control with my thighs when standing. Best saddle I've ever ridden, even though
it was $64.95!!! No Kevlar sides even, bummer...
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Submitted by
Diesel
a cross-country rider
from Worshington
Date Reviewed: August 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This saddle is pretty good, I thought it wasn't as good as the higher SST, because this is ade of vinyl and shitty rails, but it was pretty good, it has good shock absorption and looks pretty cool, however, the cheap vinyl was used in moderation and is held in by a plastic retention device, and the vinyl started coming out, it is pretty comfortable on the prostate, but on long rides, my ass starts hurting, not as bad as other saddles, and I wish they could make the shape more to a real SST, because these are shorter and have less dip in the nose, I also question how much longer this seat will last, I've only had it a week! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
UNgasha
a racer
from USA
Date Reviewed: August 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
My experience with the SSTX saddle is very positive. The guy above me probably didn't do his shopping because SST makes 3 different thicknesses in this line of saddles. My ass doesn't hurt after a ride, and neither do my balls. This is the best saddle I've ever ridden. For 25 bucks, I think it's a good value as well. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Haruki
a racer
from Canada
Date Reviewed: August 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Looks are rad, light, pretty cool saddle is you first impression of it. But when I went riding with it for about 45minutes MY ASS HURT SOOO BAD!!!!!!!! THING IS LIKE A BRICK!!!!PPL told me WTB has a recall. I'm not sure. Anyways.. if this thing had padding i'd give it 5 chillis but... how this thing is right now.. i give it 2 | | Overall Rating: |
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