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Submitted by
umberto marsella
a Weekend Warrior
from hawthorne, California
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Whoops in Brentwood | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came w/ my 2001 K2 Razorback Team | | Strengths: | nice looking, thin and still pretty decently comfy, colors go w/ my bike, "comfort zone" cut out thing on shell | | Weaknesses: | "comfort zone" should cut back more, but i weigh only 120 lb, so thats y the shell doesn't flex as much for me, not strong enough for the duribility and strength demandes of mountain biking, SQUEAKY!!!!, noisey, annoying squeaky come out of it all the time, at least mtb ur having too much fun to care | | Similar Products Used: | old big bulky original wtb seat | | Bike Setup: | 2001 K2 Razorback Team,noleen front back, easton EA90 bar (for now, gonna put my old monkeylite on), EA90 post, wtb speed XC hubs and wheels, Aheadset headset, continental Vertical 2.3in in front and reaaally skinny 2.0 WTB nanorapters in the back, kool lookn carbon fiber headset-stem spacers, pretty much stock, havent had bike all that long | | Bottom Line: | AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!-for road biking, and road biking only. i dont think this seat would even hold up to aggresive XC | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jacob O'Neall
a Downhiller
from Eubank, Ky, USA
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | c.o.b. (came on bike) | | Strengths: | durability, strength, looks, comfort, value | | Weaknesses: | mine lacks the comfort zone | | Similar Products Used: | many WTB saddles, Titec Berserker, Ritchey Vector, and others | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Mongoose Valient: 2001 Rockshox Psylo SL, Formula Activa Mechanical disks, WTB Motoraptor 2.4, WTB speed disk hubs/sun mammoth rims, Syntace VRO bar&stem combo (sweet), LX deraillers/ Deore shifters, Truvativ Firex ISIS cranks/ DH bb, Azonic Fusion pedals | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic. The version I have is labeled: SSTX;2K However, I couldn't find a place for this specific saddle(which must've been made particularly for mongoose by WTB) It came on my bike which I bought on January 1st, 2002 and has served me well. I have no plans to replace it anytime soon, because it is extremely durable, which is important on a 5-inch freeride bike like this. I am going to buy a feww of these to keep as spares since WTB has discotinued them in favor of the Pure V series. I'd like to point out that saddles are a very personal item and each person's wishes and preferences might be different. That said, I like this saddle. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Toni Laitinen
a Cross Country Rider
from Helsinki, Finland
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came stock with my K2 | | Strengths: | Light, very comfy (compared to some others), ti-rails, looks | | Weaknesses: | Construction a bit low quality, but I don´t care as long as it´s still in one piece. | | Similar Products Used: | Selle Nitrox Gel (uncomfy) | | Bike Setup: | K2 Razorback 4.0 | | Bottom Line: | I think this is a damn good saddle. I had a Selle Nitrox Gel saddle on my K2 for a while, but it totally killed my ass. I switched back to SST XR, and whoa! It´s so much better. Thank you WTB!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Armon
a Cross Country Rider
from Georgia
Date Reviewed: October 23, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | any trail in Pisgah | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Roswell Bikes | | Strengths: | looks cool | | Weaknesses: | i killed it. | | Similar Products Used: | other saddles | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M600/judy xc/deore/lx components
| | Bottom Line: | I thought comfortable bike saddles was an oxymoron. What is everyone itching about? My beef with this saddle is that it didn't last. The kevlar edges ripped and this weekend the rails bent. I'm gonna try a bontrager now and hope it will hold up to the job. You should buy it if you want it. You shouldn't buy it if you just like to buy things once. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Cross Country Rider
from Lagrange Park,IL USA
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | Price[on sale of course]. Light weight. Comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB SST | | Bike Setup: | Klein mantra race | | Bottom Line: | I was ordering tires and decided to add this saddle to my order because it was on sale. Then I read the reviews on it and was worried that i made a mistake. Wrong. This seat is more comfortable than my old saddle. It is narrower than the wtb sst, but it fits me fine. This one is black with the comfort zone. To me, seats are a personal preference anyway. Unless you try one out first, you're taking a chance by just ordering one online. But again, the price was right. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Racer
from UK
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light | | Similar Products Used: | Sella, terry's | | Bike Setup: | fitted to use alien seatpost | | Bottom Line: | I ordered this saddle then read the previous reviews. I was going to send it back but tried it and to my suprise found it comfortble. I purchased the version with the comfort zone perhaps this makes a difference. I found it more comfortble than the previous Sella I had (which was very unforgiving).
4 chilli's as everything is overpriced for MTB's | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | fairly light weight
good looks | | Weaknesses: | excruciatingly uncomfortable | | Similar Products Used: | other WTB saddles
Specialized saddles | | Bike Setup: | Torelli road bike with Campy components | | Bottom Line: | I've got this saddle on my road bike, and am ready to huck it. I kept telling myself that it just needed to be broken in, but even after a year, its just as uncomfortable as the day I bought it. I've adjusted this saddle in every way possible, as well as adjusted the way I sit on the bike, but still haven't managed to finish even a short ride without an aching arse and/or numbness in my nether-regions.
Unless you like sitting on really hard things and primarily stick to short rides, I'd stay away from this saddle. Its fairly lightweight and looks good, but thats not enough to further torture my arse and soft tissues by using it.
Too bad, WTB's other stuff has always worked well for me . . . | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Racer
from Brisbane Australia
Date Reviewed: September 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Strengths: | Tough leather cover, looks good. Ti rails | | Weaknesses: | Not much in the way of padding, cover came unstuck | | Similar Products Used: | Flite Ti, Selle bassano, Selle Italia Turbo | | Bike Setup: | AMP B5, XT/Suntour XC pro,Syncros, Mavic | | Bottom Line: | To be honest I really haven't spent too much time on this saddle, I got it to replace my dearly loved Flite Ti because it is a bit cheaper here in Oz. The first few rides were short and I had been of the bike for a while so I thought it just needed to be broken in. Several longer rides later and OOUCH!! my butt was hurting enough to make me ride my road bike more often. The cover came unstuck at the back. Easy fixed with super glue however.
I ended up putting the flite back on even with its torn cover and was much more comfortable. I might give it another try to see if it will break in. I can't really decide at the moment whether it was worth buying. I think I would spend the extra on a Flite if I had the option again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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