Spoon Saddle..Question.

[Boon 51]

Just put a spoon saddle on my bike to try out and for £20 I'm very pleased with the result.. but it seems too good to be true.
So based on about 200 miles a week what would be the life of one of these saddles.

Cheers..

 

[screenman]

Has it got any knots in? The piece of string that is.

Too many factors to guess but I have had saddles last 10+ year's.

 

[potsy]

Just put a spoon saddle on my bike to try out and for £20 I'm very pleased with the result.. but it seems too good to be true.
So based on about 200 miles a week what would be the life of one of these saddles.

Cheers..

I've got a few and they last years, and I ain't no lightweight bruv

 

[Cold]

I was thinking about getting one of them but wasn't sure if they would be ok for 60mile rides. Would you recommend them?

 

[steveindenmark]

No, its not too good to be true....its just true. :0)

They are great.

 

[samsbike]

I am one of the oddballs who didnt get on with it, although I feel compelled to try again.

 

[Boon 51]

I was thinking about getting one of them but wasn't sure if they would be ok for 60mile rides. Would you recommend them?

I shall be doing a 50/60 miler on tuesday so I will let you know.. I did 45 klm today and it was great.

 

[slowmotion]

I've ridden a total of about 20,000 miles on the Spoons on my last two bikes, spread over five years. They don't seem to have degraded at all. I don't know how comfortable they are on rides over eighty miles though because I've never attempted one yet.

 

[Drago]

Why not the identical Madison flux for a third less?

 

[3narf]

Just put a spoon saddle on my bike to try out and for £20 I'm very pleased with the result.. but it seems too good to be true.
So based on about 200 miles a week what would be the life of one of these saddles.

Cheers..

Good avatar!

I have a charge spoon on my singlespeed; before then it was on my mountain bike. I must've bought it in about 2005. It's still great after 7500+ miles on the singlespeed.

Ironically, I hope the Fabric saddle on my Cannondale falls apart ASAP, even though it's basically the same saddle. It gets uncomfy after about 25 miles.

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

I have fitted a spoon to every bike I have. The only one I have a had to dispose of was the one that was fitted to my bike in an accident and it tore the material on the back of the saddle.
I have done plenty of 100-200 mile rides on a spoon wihout any problems. As soon as I sat on one I knew it was the saddle for me!

 

[Citius]

So based on about 200 miles a week what would be the life of one of these saddles.

Life? Saddles don't have a life expectancy.

 

[Cubist]

They can creak a bit after a while, but then I'm a big fat knacker mainly on MTBs, so road use should be indefinite.....


@Drago Good call, the chassis is the same, but the cover and padding differ slightly AFAIK.

 

[vickster]

What warranty do Charge offer on the saddle? I'd go with that plus one day...such is the law of sod

Just keep it away from Uri Geller

 

[Elybazza61]

Got a spoon on the Planet X and pretty happy so far,think they are now sold under the Fabric brand.

Will poss look at one of the posher Fabrics for the Helium next year as well.