Saddles- what do the pros use?

[beachcaster]

It's probably a false logic
but what do the guys on the tours use?.....arent those saddles what we should be looking at?

Not seen many brooks type leather saddles when I the watch the TDF on tv...

and they are doing serious milage everyday

Tell me where my logic breaks down ?

barry

 

[andyfromotley]

Its all about wieght at that level, pros obsess about it. Plus they spend so long in the saddle they have arses like cows hide?

 

[montage]

You think you (any mortal) could afford what they use?

 

[yello]

They may be doing serious mileage but a good portion of that is out of the saddle. Their need for an armchair is less than ours as mere mortals!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Its all about weight at that level, pros obsess about it. Plus they spend so long in the saddle they have arses like cows hide?

isn't there a minimum weight for a bike on the tour? i'm sure i've seen sites with bikes lighter than the pros ride.

 

[MajorMantra]

isn't there a minimum weight for a bike on the tour? i'm sure i've seen sites with bikes lighter than the pros ride.

Yep, it's 6.8kg. Some of the pro teams build their bikes up to below the minimum weight and then add a chunk of metal to make up the difference.

I'm not sure what the most popular saddle is but aren't Selle Italia SLRs and Flites, and Fizik Ariones fairly common?

Matthew

 

[Steve Austin]

here is a list i found. if you look you will many pictures of Lance Armstrong bike with a very old battered san marco Rolls on it.


Robbie McEwen...........................Selle San Marco Racing Replica

Tom Boonen...............................Selle San Marco Racing Replica

Peter Van Petegem......................Selle San Marco Racing Replica

Erik Zabel...................................Selle San Marco (not sure of the model)

Lance Armstrong.........................Selle San Marco Concor Light

Yaroslav Popovych.......................Selle San Marco Concor (with a bontrager cover)

Michael Rasmussen.......................Selle San Marco Era Composite (No longer available to the public)

Stefano Garzelli............................Fizik Aliante Carbon

Patxi Vila.....................................Fizik Aliante Carbon

Iban Mayo....................................Fizik Arione

Magnus Backstedt.........................Fizik Arione

Alessandro Ballan..........................Fizik Arione

David Millar (Liquigas)....................Fizik Arione

David Millar (Saunier Duval).............Selle Italia Flite Gel

David Zabriskie.............................Selle Italia Flite Gel Flow

Antonio Cruz................................Selle Italia Flite Trans Am Gel Flow

Fabian Cancellara.........................Selle Italia Flite

Bradley Wiggins............................Selle Italia Flite

Alejandro Valverde.......................Selle Italia SLR

 

[beachcaster]

I realise the front runners do get out of the saddle a fair bit.......but having watched the tour de france this year....it looks like the peleton hammers along most of the time with most of the riders sitting down.

barry

 

[Garz]

Odd that not one of them has a trusty brooks thats so comfy they take it along as backup.

 

[raindog]

Lance Armstrong.........................Selle San Marco Concor Light

Someone gave me one of these and I've started using it on my second bike. It's like an armchair.

 

[Garz]

Does your someone mate have any other saddles spare?

 

[raindog]

'fraid not
I think you can pick them up pretty cheap on e-bay, as they're considered a bit old-fashioned.