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Submitted by
Mike
a
from PA
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Dropped nose. No pressure on the "stuff". | | Weaknesses: | "Hands down" the best mtb saddle going and the knuckleheads stop making it. | | Similar Products Used: | TNTC | | Bottom Line: | After almost 15 years of mtb and trying too many saddles this is, by far, the most comfortable, well designed, perfectly fucntioning saddle ever.
Too bad WTB no longer makes it!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam
a Cross Country Rider
from Burbank, CA
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Durable, light, dropped nose is great for climbing | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Comp and Pro saddles, Koobi Silver, Brooks B-17 narrow, Avocet, etc. | | Bottom Line: | This is still the saddle all others are compared to. I have now tried a number of saddles with cutouts and "anatomic" designs, and some are pretty good, but I was surprised to find that none do a better job than this one preventing numbness on on long rides. Everyone has their preferences, but the relatively wide rear and soft nose work for me. Works equally well on road and mountain bikes. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jervis
a Cross Country Rider
from Illinois
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Shop | | Strengths: | VERY comfortable. Good and light. Cheap enough I can get two or three at a time. | | Weaknesses: | The "leather" cover started coming off on the first ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Body Geometry, cheap schwinn and pacific saddles | | Bike Setup: | Trek 9900 Custom Duke XC | | Bottom Line: | Great saddle. Took some time to get my ass used to it, but when you switch saddles that's gonna happen. After one good sized ride I was set. I don't even use padded shorts and this thing doesn't chafe at all. They also have the ti railed version, which I imagine would be much lighter and still just as comfy. 5 for the value and 4 because the covering is starting to come off after the first ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jervis
a Cross Country Rider
from Illinois
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Shop | | Strengths: | VERY comfortable. Good and light. Cheap enough I can get two or three at a time. | | Weaknesses: | The "leather" cover started coming off on the first ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Body Geometry, cheap schwinn and pacific saddles | | Bike Setup: | Trek 9900 Custom Duke XC | | Bottom Line: | Great saddle. Took some time to get my ass used to it, but when you switch saddles that's gonna happen. After one good sized ride I was set. I don't even use padded shorts and this thing doesn't chafe at all. They also have the ti railed version, which I imagine would be much lighter and still just as comfy. 5 for the value and 4 because the covering is starting to come off after the first ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Croker
a Cross Country Rider
from Steyning, West Sussex, UIK
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | South Downs Way | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Comfortable and quiet, with restrained looks | | Weaknesses: | No side rubbing strips for wall parking | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized BG Sport, Ritchey Vector Plus Rail, Trek (cheap) | | Bottom Line: | Far better than the Specialized, which felt like a lump of foam on the end of a stick! This one works for me! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from Caledon East, Ontario,Canada
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Airbomb | | Strengths: | Wow what a great seat its so confy and noiseless...!! its strong and feels great and looks good also | | Weaknesses: | none that i can think of...maby needs a little bit of another colour added in for some style but hey im bein really pickey | | Similar Products Used: | giant saddle | | Bike Setup: | 02 giant iguana | | Bottom Line: | WOW what a great seat!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mangk Rut Eater
a Downhiller
from Manila, Philippines
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | im one of the few weird downhillers who prefer a small seat than a big love seat. this seat ha a real comfy ride. the rails are also very stiff (my seatpost was the one to break). thick leather. cheap (at least here they are). bad ass looks! (looks like gonzo) | | Weaknesses: | there isnt one i can think of. | | Similar Products Used: | Titec Berserkr (wrecked it after 1 ride), Velo, Tioga, Gel. Wrecked them all! | | Bike Setup: | GT Hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | This seat is the best seat ive had so far. I have no plans of changing it till I break it. Ive already destroyed 3 seats in less than a year, probably because of a bad habit of sitting down after doing drops and wheelie drops. so far, this seat still looks brand new. rails are still straight. I think it broke the saddle curse I have. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Cross Country Rider
from east berlin,ct
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | west hartford | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | berlin bicycle | | Strengths: | comfort(individual preference),able to move around on saddle when nesessary | | Weaknesses: | a little flexy (ti version) | | Similar Products Used: | flite | | Bike Setup: | ellsworth isis sl, set up light | | Bottom Line: | As an earlier reviewer wrote, once used to it it is hard to be comfortable on anything else. I prefer the drop nose. Seat preference is definitley an individual thing. This one works for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
niko stachos
a Weekend Warrior
from frankfurt, germany
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | california trail, harrisonburg, va | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | comfortable, low nose, thick leather (hasn't torn yet), looks | | Weaknesses: | weight, the competition is producing lighter seats | | Similar Products Used: | - don't remember brand | | Bike Setup: | diamonb back racing, manitou ti, xt, | | Bottom Line: | haven't had one problem yet. i have been using it for 3, or 4 years. it still looks new, although i use it al lot.
i am about to order a new bike, and probably order a different seat for my new bike.
the sst weighs around 230 gr (titanium rails), the competition is proding seats that weight half.
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Submitted by
Gordon Ghenter
a Cross Country Rider
from Flagstaff AZ
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | yes | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Manzanita Cyclery (came with my bike) | | Bottom Line: | This is really the only saddle I have ever used. I have only been into cycling for about two years and I am still using the WTB SST saddle that came on my first bike. I see no reason to change. This saddle is just plain nice. I have never experienced any pain or numbness with this seat, even on a couple of five or six hour long rides that I have been on. I got a new bike with a squishy seat that I found unbearable (it just hurt everthing in the pelvic region), so I took this saddle off my old bike. I dont see how a saddle could be better for me than this one is. I've got probably 15,000 off road miles on this saddle and it's still in great condition. Finding the right saddle is a personal business, but I'd recomend this one. Don't take my word for it, the WTB SST is only $15 at pricepoint.com right now (or two for $25). I think I'll buy a couple while they're this cheap (and available) so I'll have a replacement whin this one wears out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JT
a
from Arlington, VA
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came Stock on my bike | | Strengths: | Comfort ... comfort ... comfort. | | Weaknesses: | Can't withstand skidding on the pavement after a crash on black ice. Oops ... can't withstand skidding on pavement after I was stupid enough to ride my bike when there was black ice around and then crashed. | | Similar Products Used: | Selle Italia | | Bike Setup: | The only thing that applies to this seat: Cane Creek Thudbuster. Otherwise, GT Backwoods with some upgrades. | | Bottom Line: | I agree with Graham here. I made the mistake of switching to a Selle Italia seat and it hurt like you wouldn't believe. I had to stop every few miles to get my baggies readjusted. That lasted all of a week before I went back to my original and trusty WTB. Now, after crashing a week ago and ripping it up, I am getting yet another one of these (Price Point for $15). Over time I have upgrade everything on my bike except the frame, handlebars and seat. When I finally swap out the handlebars and frame, I'll still keep this seat!
As for the value on this, at $15, I wish I could rate it higher than a 5! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Graham
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Good, solid, sound design. Value for money. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Selle Italia Flite with titanium rails | | Bike Setup: | Mount Vision XT Manitou Fox | | Bottom Line: | An excellent and inexpensive saddle that keeps pressure off the 'delicate' bits by design.
I made the terrible mistake of switching to a swanky leather-covered, ti-railed Selle Italia Flite for a few weeks.
What a piece of nut-busting, perinaeum-pounding load of arse that was! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Mechanicsville, VA
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Works for me. Tough enough. Cheap enough | | Similar Products Used: | tried em all | | Bike Setup: | Titus racer x, xt | | Bottom Line: | Saddles are a personal thing. Works for me like nothing else interms of performance and comfort. Who cares if the rails are steel or ti.
Did not work for me as a road saddle, but good for the more upright mtb. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Henry
a Cross Country Rider
from West Jordan, Utah
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Utah, anywhere, I don't care | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$79.00 | | Purchased At: | Came with my bike | | Strengths: | Very light, comfortable, once you get used to it. | | Weaknesses: | Uncomfortable until you get used to it. | | Similar Products Used: | Terry liberator. Specialized no name | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Mt. Tam. XTR/XT mix. Bontrager seatpost/handlebar. Manitou fork. Avid brakes. Ibis goodies. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome saddle. IT was uncomfortable until I got used to it, now I don't like any other saddles. Kudo's to their support people. I screwed up the rails driving into a carport, and they replaced the rails. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rod Angler
a Weekend Warrior
from NOLA
Date Reviewed: December 14, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | hooper | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | I reviewed this saddle on 9/23/00 and this is an update.
* Can be had at "blowout" prices of $20-$25 if you pay attention to sales at Pricepoint, Supergo, etc.
* Is offered in a "comfort zone" model which has some softer foam (but no groove or cutout, good!) for numbness relief. Same comfort zone model has a flexier base (not rails, overall saddle stiffness) that gives it some give, a sort of mini-suspension.
* offered with Kevlar side panels (colored) | | Weaknesses: | None, except maybe weight... but I think they make a Titanium railed model if you must spend for grams. | | Similar Products Used: | Selle Italia Flite Gel (looks cool, medium comfort), Koobi Au Enduro (not bad, overpriced), SDG BelAir (worth a look/sit), Selle Italia Royale SRG (the OEM seat on my K2, and just a complete piece of $hit, just terrible) | | Bike Setup: | yep | | Bottom Line: | I reviewed this saddle back on 9/23/00.
Since that time, I've ridden a Selle Italia Flite Gel and a Koobi Au Enduro, and I sat on an SDG BelAir for a while at a shop. All of these three have been rated highly in one place, or by more than one magazine writer (these guys get to ride a lot of different gear and often are pretty good judges).
The Selle Italia is a cool looking saddle, but just isn't shaped like my butt, so it hurt.
The Koobi is a decent saddle, but didn't prevent numbness despite the split saddle design. Durability came into question ... the leather near the nose was chafed after only a few rides. Koobi has a good return policy. Good people. And may be just the saddle for some people. Not me.
The SDG wasn't promising enough in a shop test to warrant a field test, for me anyway.
I'm back to the WTB is the best I've found so far, and a helluva bargain if you catch a "blowout" price around $20+/-. I think it boils down to three things:
1. The rear of the seat just happens to support most of my weight on my butt bones in a way that is shaped right and yields reasonable comfort.
2. The WTB's have a distinct dip in the center of the saddle, the "soft" or "taint" or prostate area. This helps to keep weight ON your butt bones and OFF your prostate, and keeps numbness and discomfort at a reasonably low level, i.e. it doesn't rub you raw or smash that nerve that causes the naughty bits (as Monty Python would say) to go numb.
3. The nose shape is great... it is very rounded and dips down further than most, such that baggie shorts don't seem to catch after a reasonably comfortable session riding the nose of the rounded saddle in a climb. I have found that keeping the top of the nose about 1/2" below the top of the rear of the saddle yields optimum comfort...i.e. nosed down a few degrees.
The WTB "Comfort Zone" version appears to be worthwhile. Nothing dramatic, but directionally it is right. The top of the saddle is still like the regular WTB, one continuous leather covering, no split saddle. You can see a different type of blue foam, oval shaped, is inserted into the main saddle foam in the prostate area. It is softer than the rest of the saddle, and so, well, does help a bit. The whole "comfort zone" saddle is noticeably flexier also, a sort of mini-suspension, yet it never feels funny or overly flexy, you don't notice while riding except that directionally it seems to be part of the comfort equation.
I'm pretty much finished searching for saddles. This one wins for me. It isn't perfect, but I've found no better. Saddles are like shoes, only worse. You just gotta find one that fits your particular arse geometry.
Therefore, my second score is the big five blow torched mutant groundhogs. Worth a look if you hurt.
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Submitted by
Alex Richman
a Weekend Warrior
from Norman, OK, USA
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Clear Bay | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | supergo.com | | Strengths: | I don't really know -- it allows you space between the post and your butt. Looks cool! | | Weaknesses: | It hurts my butt so badly, after 45 minutes of riding today I could barely walk! I hope it has to get 'worn in' -- it feels like an oddly shaped rock! | | Similar Products Used: | ELF saddle | | Bike Setup: | 99' Voodoo Hoodoo from supergo -- stock | | Bottom Line: | Well, I just got my saddle. It is the 99' model, I hear the 00' model is better. I don't see much strength to this -- it just plain hurts! It will be my first upgrade. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan Staehling
a Weekend Warrior
from Tulsa, OK USA
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Womble Trail | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Came with GT Karakoram | | Strengths: | Fits my butt perfectly. Very comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | After 3+ years of abuse off-road in the rain and everything else, it is starting to show some signs of wear. | | Similar Products Used: | Velo, Vetta, Nashbar | | Bike Setup: | '97 GT Karakoram Stock LX Drivetrain, KORE seatpost, handlebar, and stem, Chris King/517 wheelset, Rockshox Judy XC, Sugino 700 cranks, WTB Enduroraptor tires | | Bottom Line: | Mine is the original design with Kevlar sides. Seat comfort is probably the most important factor in determining the enjoyment of cycling and this saddle fits my butt perfectly. I can ride for about 80 miles before feeling any discomfort. Once you find a comfy seat it is easy to take for granted. Everytime I ride a different bike with a different seat, I am glad to go back to my GT with the WTB seat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rod Angler
a Weekend Warrior
from Plant of New Orleans
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | hooper | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | Nose shape. Happens to fit my butt shape ok. Kevlar side skid patches are a nice feature, splash of color matches bike color (oh, gee). | | Weaknesses: | Hard, no padding to speak of. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock piece of $#!+ that came on my K2/Proflex 4000
| | Bike Setup: | Yep, it's setup. | | Bottom Line: | Nose shape is best feature. It happens to fit my arse better than the previous saddle. I've got '99 SST before soft spot added. Still makes my naughty bits numb after 30+ minutes of solid riding. It isn't exactly comfortable, but it is much more comfortable than my previous seat. I'm 5'-11" and medium build, but heck, the game is to fit your butt and bone structure, so not sure that helps.
I'd give it 4 flaming kielbasa's compared to my previous saddle, but it isn't actually comfortable, just hurts my arse less. Worth a try in your search to match your own butt. Bought it on close out or something for $25. Fair enough. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Calvin
a Cross Country Rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | stiff and really cheap from supergo.com, nice logo and nose design. exactly the same design as those others made by WTB so this is a good value and alternative from other cromoly railed jokingly expensive seats | | Weaknesses: | leather gets damaged real easy, feels like plywood if used in long journeys(just like everything) | | Bike Setup: | kestrel bar sun/ringle wheels, 858 pedals, xtr brakes and this saddle | | Bottom Line: | very good value from places like supergo.com | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Weekend Warrior
from edmonds, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | looks good and the logo on the side is nice. Gives a little under impact. Price if from supergo.com | | Weaknesses: | hard as a rock! Rode it for 15 minutes and could feel it.
easy enough to solve though just go down to k-mart or something and buy a gel seat cover for 10 bucks. | | Bike Setup: | voodoo hoodoo 99 | | Bottom Line: | A good seat, strong, narrow enough to get the job done. Great price as long as you get it from supergo.com. logo on sides and back let people know it's not from wall mart. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a
from Vancouver, BC
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything without cars, dogs, horses and "private property" signs | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Hook nose doesn't catch your pants, light weight. | | Weaknesses: | Like sitting on a piece of plywood, and an overpriced piece of plywood at that. | | Similar Products Used: | Koobi Si, Specialized Body Geometry, and various other saddles I can't remember the names of. | | Bike Setup: | Two wheels, aluminum frame and a bunch of parts. | | Bottom Line: | When I first started riding on this saddle, it felt reasonably comfortable. A couple of years later, though, I couldn't stand it any more -- it felt like it had zero padding. Other than me getting much closer to 40, I don't know what else could have happened to have changed my opinion of this saddle so dramatically. Anyway, I replaced it with a Koobi and am extremely comfortable now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeffrey
a Cross Country Rider
from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | world's largest mall here NOT USA | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Looks cool. The blue side kevlar patches match my GT frame. The WTB symbol thingy on the seat surface distinguishes the saddle from usual department store saddles, not that it is a big deal. It is wide? | | Weaknesses: | This thing is as hard as, um, really hard concrete. It hurts to sit on for more than 45 mins. Mine is the 1999 model, I think, without the new soft spot thing. | | Similar Products Used: | GT saddle that came with my older bike, this one was narrower but less hard and more comfortable, though without the kevlar patches- it is worn out at the edges. | | Bike Setup: | 1999 GT avalanche non LE version with some no-name black aluminum seat post. marzocchi z-2 alloy fork. | | Bottom Line: | The color is nice and the design looks non- dorky in profile. To improve it, more padding would be needed. It came stock on my bike and since i am low- budget, i have no initiative to upgrade it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nate
a Cross Country Rider
from Redding
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Inexpensive
Fairly good padding
| | Weaknesses: | Durability | | Bottom Line: | Well i've had this saddle since i first got my bike a year and a half ago. Up until about last month i would have given it 4 or 5 chilis...that was until the wings of the saddle bent. It has to be the most uncomfortable thing ever to ride on since the saddle is now in a "u" shape. The strange fact is that i only weigh 140lbs. Other then this slight durability error (which is probably a fact of the age and use) the other aspects are great. I plan to buy another one. However i can't give it over 3 chilies overall since it really should last longer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn
a Cross Country Rider
from Jacksonville, NC
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Air Station | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Low cost, curved nose, looks good | | Weaknesses: | Hard on the backside. | | Bike Setup: | Voodoo w/Manitou fork. | | Bottom Line: | I'm 5'11" and 195, I ride hard and have yet to bend or break this saddle. It would be an excellent saddle if it had more padding in the rear. Not for you if your rides are long or you go on an allday ride. I like the saddle but have to give a three chilis because my but and privates want let me go any higher. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Antioch, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ridge Tr. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Low cost, comfortable, great looking, turned down nose the won't snag shorts and nose padding, good workmanship, perineum relief (which I need), fairly light. | | Weaknesses: | None that I can see - maybe the flexibility of the shell will cause it to break down over time and use. | | Similar Products Used: | An older version of the SST, other types of saddles. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Killer-V HT w/KEI Hydrapost shock seatpost | | Bottom Line: | I got the Tiawanese made SST with Comfort Zone padding and Cr-Mo rails from Price Point for $25. This is a very comfortable saddle - much better than the older incarnation I had which had less padding (I gave that saddle a not so good review). I did some long rides on this current saddle, and it is as comfortable as any other saddle I've tried (and of late, I've tried a bunch). I think the Comfort Zone has something going for it, although the saddle shell does seem more flexible (hope it's durable). Right now, I'm very happy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from New Orleans, LA
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | comfortable, has held up fairly well | | Weaknesses: | heavier than some (I'll take the extra weight for the extra comfort) | | Similar Products Used: | Vetta Lasar ATB, San Marco Concor | | Bike Setup: | Univega db steel frame, Atom bomb, XT/LX/ Attack 8.0 mix, WTB crmo rail | | Bottom Line: | I love this saddle on my MTB. It's wide enough to accomodate my bum, yet not too wide so as to hinder getting off the back on the steeps. Saddle comfort will vary from rider to rider, so I will forgo any more comments on comfort. What I can vouch for is that it has held up well after a couple of solid spills (has seen both mtb and road use) showing only minor wear. Mine came with the embroidered logo, which can be a mixed blessing. Seems to hold you in place better (prevented me slipping forward on the seat while in the drops on my road bike), but the extra "grabbiness" can occasionally be bothersom while on the mtb. It is very rare that it bothers me though. Overall a good saddle worth considering (especially since you can get some closeouts for as low as $20) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick Morgan
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tiger Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Comfortable and good for climbing | | Weaknesses: | Weak rails | | Similar Products Used: | LIVE WIRE | | Bike Setup: | Norco Rampage | | Bottom Line: | This is an 'OK' saddle. It it comfortable to ride and
easy to maneuver on.
However, I broke two of them in the past year.
The rails pop out or bend often. I wouldn't recommend this
saddle if you are >180 lb or like to land hard. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lito
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Nice overall shape. Good looking. Cheap if you shop around. | | Weaknesses: | This mother is hard! But I picked it up for $10 through Supergo. Don't bother looking because they are gone! | | Similar Products Used: | Vetta wide | | Bottom Line: | I'm a decent size guy (5'11", 195), and I gave up on those narrow birth control saddles a few years ago. Just like those Pontiac commercials say, "Wider is better." At least for me. I've got this thing on my road bike, and it gets better with every ride. You sit right on your bones, and you don't have any tendency to slide forward like so many other saddles I've had. I figure it will get better or my butt will get harder. Want a saddle where you don't crush your soft tissue? This is it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chuck
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kenosha Pass | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | Wonderful numbing feeling | | Similar Products Used: | SDG, Vetta, Selle Italia | | Bike Setup: | AMP B-4 | | Bottom Line: | First off, saddles are extremely individual, what doesn't work for me might work for you.
That said, I hate this saddle. It's the most uncomfortable saddle I've ever tried. Don't get me wrong, I love hard saddles, Just something about this one makes me want to run out and freeze my sperm now, before it's too late. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Everyman
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Tough | | Weaknesses: | Hard | | Bottom Line: | Crashed a couple times with this saddle. Seatpost broke, but SST came out with only a scratch on the corner. Drop nose is an excellent idea. No padding on the rear, where the sitbones connect. Painful after long day in the saddle. Especially if wearing a backpack full of stuff. But yeah, somewhat lacking in padding where your arse sits. Perhaps the SST'98 was better... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KAAAB
a Weekend Warrior
from North Shore
Date Reviewed: February 29, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | AnyThing Dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Seems ok got it for 25 dollars canadian
curved nose Baggies dont get hooked on the nose
| | Weaknesses: | seems a little hard maybe it needs to break in more
| | Similar Products Used: | a few other that cost way way waaay more 100 dollar range
Like i want to spend that on a seat | | Bike Setup: | Stock Kona | | Bottom Line: | Good seat i use it for downhilling mostly
is a little hard but i dont sit on it to much
I use a rockshok with a SDG grand prix for my all day trails and city riding
This is only for thoses days when we go up are local mountains by truck and blast down it on are bikes
5 flaming chilies for value 25 bucks cdn 14 US ( sweet)
4 flamers for rating if it was a little softer a 5 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: February 16, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Bottom Line: | The saddle seemed reasonably comfortable, but not anymore than a Flite saddle. The kevlar corners started coming loose from the beginning and had to be glued back on. The real problem was after a small crash the saddle seperated from the rails. I rode a Flite saddle for 4 years with many more crashes and never had the saddle fail.
I have also experience the worn shorts syndrome but never linked it to the saddle. Other than the marketing hype the only strong point the saddle has is a sloped nose. Given my experience I would be hard pressed to pay more for this saddle than a plain Flite for equal to or LESS in quality and dependability. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Scott
a Racer
from Golden, CO
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | The shape is good. | | Weaknesses: | They REMOVED the padding that used to be on the nose of these saddles. | | Similar Products Used: | Brooks, Avocet, Selle Italia, Concor, you name it. | | Bike Setup: | Which one? I have 12. | | Bottom Line: | I bought a WTB SST Ti Rail in 1997 that was awesome. The nose had plenty of padding, the base flexed a little and the shape was perfect. I liked it so much I bought another in 1998. Hmmm, something has changed. The nose is hard as a rock. I figured it would break in, but it hasn't happened.
Unfortunately, I left the original one on a bike when I sold it. Damn! I have looked at the SST.98 model, and it HAS the padding they removed from the original, plus a cutout under the nose. But $125??? You have to be kidding. No way. If you pay $125 for a saddle you are warped. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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