Seat suggestion for MTB ?

[sevenfourate]

Anyone recommend me a MTB style (Fat, stubby, comfy) seat in Black for not silly money ? Its 'only' a £400 bike so i don't see the point going 'mad' !

Really struggling with the one on this new bike..........

 

[Crackle]

Charge Spoon.

 

[Brandane]

Charge Spoon.

Beat me to it .
Light-ish; comfortable- ish, and well priced.

 

[Crackle]

The cheaper version is the Madison Flux. Same shape but more padding. Fine for shorter mtn bike rides though.

 

[sevenfourate]

Thanks chaps. Gets glowing reports doesn't it !

Sounds like my butt deserves one............

http://cogs-bikes.com/blog/the-charge-spoon-possibly-the-best-saddle-in-the-world

 

[russ.will]

My Plug 3 came with a Spoon which my (at the time) lapsed cyclist butt beheld with terror. Once my rump got used to cycling again, I've not had one incident of sore, or numb bits on rides of up to two hours.

Try as I might to like the double price saddle my new RT-58 came with, I know that the future holds another Spoon.

Russell

 

[Tojo]

I find its a case of shopping round and ending up with the on that fits YOUR arse rather than what someone else recommends ......

I have got loads of mates that ride road and MTB and we all use different saddles, and me myself have different on my MTB and road...its obviously a business to start up making saddles as if you don't like the one you've got you have to go out and buy another.....

 

[sevenfourate]

I find its a case of shopping round and ending up with the on that fits YOUR arse rather than what someone else recommends ......

I have got loads of mates that ride road and MTB and we all use different saddles, and me myself have different on my MTB and road...its obviously a business to start up making saddles as if you don't like the one you've got you have to go out and buy another.....

I hear you completely.

But is it better to take the advice from folk more experienced than me, or plough-in (Not a Suffolk related pun honestly.....) and start buying saddles that are clearly no good left, right and centre..........

 

[Mrs M]

Specialized BG range may have something for you.
I tried a couple and found "the" saddle.
Had it on my mountain bike, now on the road bike, plus they measure your seat bones to get the right size.
You sit on a squidgy thing and they get the size from that.

 

[sevenfourate]

Specialized BG range may have something for you.
I tried a couple and found "the" saddle.
Had it on my mountain bike, now on the road bike, plus they measure your seat bones to get the right size.
You sit on a squidgy thing and they get the size from that.

That sounds a pretty cool facility. Glad you found 'the one' !

As ever with this type of stuff; the location of Lowestoft works against us.

I've just looked and the nearest fitting centre is in Chelmsford which is a 185 mile round trip away.....

 

[Motozulu]

Another one for the Charge spoon here - all 3 mtb's have one now. They can be had for under £20 too so if by some miracle they don't work for you - no big loss and you will definitely be able to resell it and get most of your investment back anyway. Bit of a no brainer really. Got to add though that a decent pair of shorts with a good padded undershort is almost as important as a saddle.

 

[sevenfourate]

Another one for the Charge spoon here - all 3 mtb's have one now. They can be had for under £20 too so if by some miracle they don't work for you - no big loss and you will definitely be able to resell it and get most of your investment back anyway. Bit of a no brainer really. Got to add though that a decent pair of shorts with a good padded undershort is almost as important as a saddle.

I ordered one Saturday from ebay as no-where local had one in stock.

Absolute no-brainer at that price. I'd kind of budgeted on £30 as a cheap option. Seems i may get exactly what i need......with a tenner to spare !

Looking forward to trying it now after the rave reviews (Without any competition either !).

Cheers guys.

 

[Bodhbh]

Just a heads up on the Spoon...some of them have a tacky matt finish, some have a smooth faux leather finish. Personally I prefer the smooth ones - as you can move about in the saddle with no friction - and don't really get on with the tacky ones, but I guess that's personal. The smooth ones generally have perferations in them, you can tell just by looking. I've got a Madision Flux too, I think they only come in smooth (tho stand to be corrected).

/edit - bit late now, went for dinner before hitting the post button.

 

[Drago]

It really Depends on the shape of your arse.

 

[sevenfourate]

Just a heads up on the Spoon...some of them have a tacky matt finish, some have a smooth faux leather finish. Personally I prefer the smooth ones - as you can move about in the saddle with no friction - and don't really get on with the tacky ones, but I guess that's personal. The smooth ones generally have perferations in them, you can tell just by looking. I've got a Madision Flux too, I think they only come in smooth (tho stand to be corrected).

/edit - bit late now, went for dinner before hitting the post button.

THANKS.

Funny thing is - i looked at pics of the two saddles and figured the shape and stitching was so similiar, and my rides short enough (so that the difference in the padding so insignificant) - that it came down to visuals and saddle finish alone.
Some pics of the Spoon made the finish look matte. some made it look almost suede-like and in some i thought i could see some kind of 'finish' on the surface. I couldnt with the Flux. And for that reason i chose the Madison in the end......

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/categ.../product/review-madison-flux-saddle-11-44561/