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Submitted by
Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from Anaheim, CA
Date Reviewed: 5/14/2006 4:00:57 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Fullerton Loop |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | EBAY |
| Strengths: | Size, durability, comfort |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | Titec DH |
| Bike Setup: | Giant VT 3, Manitou Minute 2, XT Drivetrain, Avid Juciy 7s,FSA stem,bars, Vuelta FR Wheelset, Raceface Evovle XC crank |
| Bottom Line: | If you're a bigger rider, or a MX/dirtbike rider, this saddle is definetly for you. Not for the gram counters, but will probably outlast most of your other components. You can't really complain about $35 bucks either. Most people pay 2 times that for less. Size lets you move back & forth easier for weight shifts. Is durable as your 4 year old pair of 501s. |
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Submitted by
American_Lesion
a Cross Country Rider
from Oil City, PA USA
Date Reviewed: 2/6/2006 4:53:07 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Sandy Creek/Allegheny/Oil Creek Trail network |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | Jenson USA |
| Strengths: | Great for Freeriding, tough cover, comfy |
| Weaknesses: | Not absorbant & a bit big |
| Similar Products Tried: | Numerous SDG, Vetta, Brooks, Selle Italia, and WTB saddles |
| Bike Setup: | Lake Freerider, Zoom Gordo Triple crown fork, Deore 9spd derailleurs & cranks, Wellgo WPD platform pedals, SRAM twisters, Titec hellbent bars & brace, Tahoma seatpost, Diatech Mech Discs w/ Tektro levers, Weinnman Rims, IRC Madmud tires, Zoom stem, threadless headset |
| Bottom Line: | Outstanding Freeride saddle. Great for taking jumps, drops, or just busting brush. Well worth the 35 bones I shelled out. |
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Submitted by
Thomas
a Weekend Warrior
from Sunrise Florida
Date Reviewed: 1/26/2006 11:12:54 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Markham Park |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $32 |
| Purchased At: | Airbomb.com |
| Strengths: | Excellent saddle. Very comfortable |
| Weaknesses: | Tears at bottom where it wraps under the seat. |
| Similar Products Tried: | None can compare |
| Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar 2001 |
| Bottom Line: | The best saddle I ever used. I will use it on my road bike as well. I have yet to feel any pain what so ever. |
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Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Detroit
Date Reviewed: 11/12/2005 7:58:51 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | price point |
| Strengths: | big and strong, it looks new just with some dirt on it, the thing could last a verry long time |
| Weaknesses: | It's size it's a lot of saddle between your legs. |
| Similar Products Tried: | bontrager race, wtb speed V |
| Bike Setup: | Trek 8000LT |
| Bottom Line: | I'm a big guy (6'-5", 250lb) so I don't fit on most saddles very well. Those that I do fit on I go through quick. I read all the good reviews of the loveseat and thought it could be for me. At first I thought I just had to get use to a saddle that is so big and looks so ridiculous. I gave it a summer of riding and that was way too much time for it on my bike. It's hard to pedal with that much seat between your legs. The sharp edges also add to the bad pedaling feel. I really wanted to like this saddle but it's just not a saddle made for anyone who pedals the bike. I have no doubt in my mind this would make a great DH saddle but that's not my thing. It does hold up very well. Normally after a summer my saddles look 5 years old this one looks brand new. |
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Submitted by
J Walter
a Weekend Warrior
from Montana
Date Reviewed: 1/21/2005 6:14:49 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Personal Jesus |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | CBO |
| Strengths: | When your manuelin its like a lazy boy recliner with out the handle on the side to recline...Seems xtremely strong and did I say F-in soft and comfy as a size DD ahhhh....breast |
| Weaknesses: | Is that question a joke? DO NOT BUY IF YOU DONT FREERIDE OR DOWN HILL |
| Similar Products Tried: | Doesnt matter there all crap now.... |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized enduro expert...Boxxer Team, xtr, race face Diabolus bars and stem(which also kick ass)and all else that is nice... |
| Bottom Line: | BUY THIS SEAT The bottom line is that the seat is made for your bottom line. I could never attempt to go back to a minature seat. I love my love seat. When I took it out of the box I was pissed off because I ripped the box apart, I didnt like the looks of it at all.And I wanted to send it back. Good thing the fedex guy was gone because he would of took it with him. Well after the first ride it was like being drunk in a bar and bringin home the girl with no teeth and a ass the size of the love seat. Even though it was big and ugly it still fells really really good... But life is full of surprizes. Even big things can be loved to. 5 flamin chillis across the board from me... |
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Submitted by
Jeffrey Domb
a Weekend Warrior
from Oldsmar
Date Reviewed: 10/22/2004 7:14:50 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $42 |
| Purchased At: | Ebay |
| Strengths: | Well made. Kevlar protected. |
| Weaknesses: | Too wide. Too firm. |
| Bike Setup: | 99' Specialized FSR Enduro Pro |
| Bottom Line: | Because of the good reviews I bought it but beware its a lot of saddle to have between your legs. It just gets in the way. I am not sure I will ever get used to it. I can see if your jumper and land hard it will help but if your just a trail rider it gets in the way. |
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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from somewhere in Jersey
Date Reviewed: 10/8/2004 12:58:32 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | all |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | Universal |
| Strengths: | Big, strong, soft. Not overly heavy for it's size. |
| Weaknesses: | Too Big. Too wide. NOT a x-country saddle. OK freeride saddle. |
| Similar Products Tried: | I have too many bike seats. |
| Bike Setup: | Cove Stiffe w/Sherman Firefly |
| Bottom Line: | When I opened the box from Universal, my wife said 'send it back.' I asked why. She said 'Look at it. It's ridiculous.' Then she started laughing hysterically. She called it a 'Beavis and Butthead seat.' I kept it. She still laughs when she sees it on my bike (it's currently on my Planet X RAD, but spent most of it's life on the Stiffee). THIS IS NOT A X-COUNTRY SADDLE. This is for taking those neat jumps off the trail and general goofing around. The nose is VERY wide. The material on the seat is rubber-like and will cause your but to get VERY HOT after a short while. Before you purchase this seat, go in your living room at look at the sofa. Picture the sofa on your bike. This seat's brother, the Hot Seat, is an excellent all-around saddle (for me). I have too many bike seats. 3 chilis 'cause it's cheap 2 overall 'cause it's a niche seat |
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Submitted by
Jack Parkinson
a Weekend Warrior
from NW Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: 9/8/2004 5:23:44 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | everything @ Falls City |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | Universal Cycles |
| Strengths: | long,wide & cushy |
| Weaknesses: | big rails may reqire modification of seatpost clamp. wide nose takes some getting used to. |
| Similar Products Tried: | wtb,selle italia (not really similar though) |
| Bike Setup: | jamis eureka, ring god on hussefelts, sun mammoths on xt's, azonic love seat, flat pedals, hayes 8" front, 7" rear, roach pads. |
| Bottom Line: | excellent seat, very tough, "juust right" padding, |
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Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, Or
Date Reviewed: 8/27/2004 11:03:41 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Syncline, Siouxon, most anything in GPNF |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | Universal Cycles |
| Strengths: | Comefortable |
| Weaknesses: | Big |
| Similar Products Tried: | La-Z-Boy Recliner |
| Bike Setup: | '03 Enduro Pro |
| Bottom Line: | If you want your seat to feel like a couch you gotta try this seat. It is cheap and very comfortable. Unfortunately it is HUGE! While riding this saddle I found that I had a lot of trouble getting behind the seat because it was so large, especially with the seatpost raised. I'd recommend this seat for downhill and freeriding where you can keep your seat lowered, but not for XC as you will have trouble getting behind it in a cinch. Enjoy the ride. |
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Submitted by
Holden Megroin
a Weekend Warrior
from Maryland
Date Reviewed: 7/27/2004 5:53:18 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | PricePoint.com |
| Strengths: | Very supportive, built like a tank, soooooooper comfy!! |
| Weaknesses: | None whatsoever. |
| Bike Setup: | Trek VRX300; stock for now |
| Bottom Line: | Maybe I ordered the wrong product, but upon opening the box I found a freakin' barkalounger in there! :) Seriously though this saddle is a beast and although I've only had a few brief moments to sit on it thus far it's a HUUUUUUGE improvement over the stock Bontrager FS+10 on my VRX. As other reviewers have noted it's a big ol' thing, but the Love Seat is just what my posterior needed. I can't wait to get out and give this Love Seat a good break-in. Got mine from PricePoint.com who had by far the best deal on it and was the best $35 I've spent on my bike thus far. 5 burnin' tamales for this best of a saddle! |
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Submitted by
Evel Kneivel
a Weekend Warrior
from San Juan Capistrano
Date Reviewed: 6/25/2004 10:13:47 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Porcupine Rim |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | Tough , comfy cozy, bigger than your friends. Gives you more control for DH. |
| Weaknesses: | Too wide for small people. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Selle' flite |
| Bike Setup: | Bullit, SuperT |
| Bottom Line: | When seat is slammed for DHing cause you are standing and absorbing , jumping or seated squated railing corners this is the best seat ever! It gives you more control. When climbing and a section gets steep (granny gear + SuperT) you can get a forward spot on the wide nose. |
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Submitted by
Dirty.Warren
a Downhiller
from Tahoe North Shore
Date Reviewed: 6/22/2004 4:45:08 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Northstar, KB downhill |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | jensonusa |
| Strengths: | This seat doesn't go up your butt. Great for DH- the shape of the seat allow you to grip it between your legs while riding fast allowing you to take corners and jumps fast. |
| Weaknesses: | Not the best for climbing- I finally got mine dialed in the right angle, height and it works okay for climbing. (Obviously this isn't what the seat is intended for) |
| Similar Products Tried: | None |
| Bike Setup: | Big Black Bullit |
| Bottom Line: | I was a little skeptical at first- I took the seat off for a while. I decided to give it another try and now I love it. I just had to get the seat angle right. Now I love it- I don't think I will switch to a normal seat- I can climb fine on it, this seat will help you control your bike at high speeds. No more saddle rash- this is a very comfortable seat- it may look funny but it beats having some tiny seat that hurts. |
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Submitted by
Rock-o
a Cross Country Rider
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: 6/22/2004 1:20:43 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | Wheel World |
| Strengths: | Kind of like a modernized Banana Seat. Big and goofy. Ridiculous. Lots of padding. |
| Weaknesses: | Kind of like a modernized Banana Seat. Big and goofy. Ridiculous. Very wide at tip. Material gets quites hot quickly, but I guess it reminds me to stand up. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Seat on my friends moped. |
| Bike Setup: | Stiffee RAD w/Firefly. |
| Bottom Line: | Casual trail riding, buzzing around town, jumps, wheelies - Five star saddle. Sitting and spinning - Zero star saddle (but not it's intended purpose). The front of the saddle is quite wide and RUBS. The rubbery surface DOES NOT ALLOW sweat to evaporate AT ALL. Stand up, baby. All in all, I'm quite please with the purchase. |
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Submitted by
Jam
from illadelph,pa
Date Reviewed: 5/20/2004 5:53:48 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Blue Marsh |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $32 |
| Purchased At: | Pricepoint |
| Strengths: | Feels like I'm sitting on a comfy couch. Ultimate Comfort. Seat is nice and wide allows one to adjust oneself for max comfort. Seems to absorb some of the bumps on the trail. Reasonable Price!!!! |
| Weaknesses: | None so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | specialized body geometry seat |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized Hardrock Comp disc..Everything stock except Azonic Loveseat and Azonic Pedals |
| Bottom Line: | Fantastic seat!!! At 6'9", 260lbs. I needed a seat that was durable and comfy as well. The Azonic Loveseat definitely meet those standards. After long hours of riding I can get off the seat without feeling like I punished in the, uhhm ,well you know what I mean...This seat is great for anybody seeking anice comfotable ride. Get the seat and save your bum!! |
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Submitted by
roy
from medford, or, usa
Date Reviewed: 5/14/2004 11:27:47 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | pricepoint.com |
| Strengths: | Seems to be built well, only rode it one way to work |
| Weaknesses: | Not what I expected, I'm an idiot for not knowing that a downhill saddle meant that if you have big thighs, you can't actually pedal, the nose is so wide. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized Body Geometry comp |
| Bike Setup: | 02 Rainier set up as a commuter |
| Bottom Line: | It might be a great seat for the purpose, downhilling, I'm just a commuter looking for comfort. I've decided to buy from a LBS and pay more because they will actually take an installed seat back and swap it out for another, whereas pricepoint.com won't refund your money if it's been installed. I trusted the ratings, got bit because I couldn't actually see one in a LBS to see how dang big it was. Not the ratings fault, you just have to try them till you find one for your own butt. Low value because it's not what I expected for fit, probably a good seat. |
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Submitted by
erick
a Downhiller
from Tacoma
Date Reviewed: 5/7/2004 4:59:32 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | SeaTac Park |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Purchased At: | MTB Review Classifieds |
| Strengths: | Comfy, durable -full Kevlar! Not really that big of a saddle, at least as compared to the Azonic Lounge Seat. |
| Weaknesses: | None as of yet. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fizik Atlas DH Saddle, Koshki Engineering, etc. |
| Bike Setup: | GSR Hooligan DH HT built for speed. |
| Bottom Line: | Fabulous saddle, more comfy than the Atlas, no numb pee pee, Kevlar material should last for many crashes!! Highly recommend this saddle. |
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Submitted by
Kurt
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: 3/8/2004 4:49:02 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | All of Whistler |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | JensonUSA |
| Strengths: | Looked bombproof - had good reviews |
| Weaknesses: | Weak rails |
| Bike Setup: | SC Bullit, Jr T, E-13 DRS, other burly stuff. |
| Bottom Line: | Got this saddle last weekend from JensonUSA. Put it on my Bullit and took for a test ride in the driveway. Rails bent right away after a little bouning on the saddle (with 7 and 7 travel!!). Never even made it to a trail - very disappointed in the quality. Must have gotten a bad one, since others seem to have had good experiences. I'm having to return - may try the Azonic Hot Seat to see if it works any better for me. Have to give this one the lowest rating, since it never even made it to the first trail and would not have lastest even one DH run. I was looking for a really durable saddle for a big guy (about 220) and this wasn't it. |
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Submitted by
Aaron
a Cross Country Rider
from San diego CA USA
Date Reviewed: 2/15/2004 2:55:08 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | noble canyon |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | lbs |
| Strengths: | Kevlar solid construction. |
| Weaknesses: | none so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB, titec, specialized. |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized enduro |
| Bottom Line: | The most comfy saddle I have ridden. For those concerned about weight the saddle is almost 2 inches higher than a standard saddle. I had to lower my seat post and cut off about 2 inches shaving a few ounces to make up for the heavier saddle. I have wide hips and I am a big guy 5'11" 220 pounds so the saddle fits me very well. I suffered from pain on every other saddle I have tried. I did 25 miles on this one today and I have no pain at all and no numbness. You can't beat this one for the price. This saddle will be great for long rides. |
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Leonard
a Weekend Warrior
from Wahiawa,Hawaii
Date Reviewed: 1/16/2004 10:39:07 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | Jenson's |
| Strengths: | Strong Rails Comfortable Seat BIGGGG SIZE! |
| Weaknesses: | none yet |
| Similar Products Tried: | No other seat can compare. |
| Bottom Line: | This seat is awesome.(period)! I've been through three other seats in 6 months. (6'2" clydesdale +) This is undoubtably the strongest, most comfortable seat I've ridden yet. I hope that it lasts. I've put about 20 hrs on this saddle and have enjoyed every minute. Thanks to the reviews on this page, I've been able to find a good, solid product that I highly recommend to anyone wanting a quality seat. Azonic has good stuff. Good riding. |
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Submitted by
D Caruso
a Weekend Warrior
from Reno, NV
Date Reviewed: 1/13/2004 5:40:47 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | Azonic web site |
| Strengths: | Wayyyy comfortable. Long rail gives me plenty of room to adjust and get the bike fit/ride just right. |
| Weaknesses: | I wouldn't replace my couch with it. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Bontrager |
| Bike Setup: | trek 4300 |
| Bottom Line: | I know the seat is for the hard-hitting riders; it is also awesome for a slow, big-butted rider cruising cross-country for 2-3 hours at a time. I simply couldn't sit that long on the stock saddle on my Trek 4300. The long seat length gives me plenty of wiggle room to shift my weight and still be on the saddle. |
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Submitted by
Bird
a Weekend Warrior
from Las Pinas, Philippines
Date Reviewed: 10/29/2003 7:57:38 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | PEak 2 , Tagaytay |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Endless Bike Shop |
| Strengths: | -very comfortable -the right size for DH and Freeride. -kevlar holds up to a lot of abuse |
| Weaknesses: | no so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | small saddle, nothing that really compare to this |
| Bike Setup: | SC Bullit, 5th element, Super T, Mavic 121, Avid Mech. Disc Brakes 8-inch. |
| Bottom Line: | Like the rest of the components I purchased, I first did a lot of research on mtbreview to see the favorites, as such, no problem with this. It is everything good the previous reviewers say it is. DH is a lot easier since I have a bigger saddle to work with my inner thighs for control during tough switchbacks. |
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Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Tehachapi
Date Reviewed: 10/3/2003 10:43:19 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | 3 Mile Smile |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | JensonUSA.Com |
| Strengths: | HUGE Size! Can't miss it no matter how badly you case the landing! |
| Weaknesses: | Slight misalignment in the rails at the rear. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB line... |
| Bike Setup: | '03 XL SC Bullit, '03 Z1FR, Blackspire Cranks and Dewlie Chainguide, Crank Bros Mallet Pedals, XT chain, shifters, derailleurs and 12-34 cassette, XT mech levers, Avid calipers, Hayes 8" rotors, XT hubs, Ryno Lite XL Rims, (rear tire) WTB MutanoRaptor 2.4 Race, (front tire) WTB WierWolf Race 2.5, Thomson Stem and Seatpost, S&M BMX grips and ODI clamps. |
| Bottom Line: | You DON'T want ANY other saddle under your ass when you case a jump!!! It's there and it works! If it's too much saddle for your skinny behind, muscle up! Peace!!! |
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Submitted by
Luke
a Downhiller
from Henniker, NH, USA
Date Reviewed: 9/13/2003 7:11:41 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $45 |
| Purchased At: | universalcycles.com |
| Strengths: | Cooooomfy, so d@mn big aint no way your going to miss it, makes your bike look ill. CHEAP! |
| Weaknesses: | Large nose sucks da nut for trailriding, bout a pound heavier than a Selle Italia for XC riders. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB SST.X .....o how that thing hurt me. |
| Bike Setup: | New: 03' Root Beer SA Bullit, all stock 'cept for da Loooove seat. Old: 02' K2 Launch 4.0, all stock |
| Bottom Line: | This thing rules, 'cept you have to be careful where you place it |