Im a big fan of Specialized stuff, their seats tend to be quite nice.

Quote from: SeriousI wuld never use any conditioner on a brooks leather saddle, your natural oils do the job quite nicely  and the movement polishes it properly

I dont have any natural oils productive enough to seep through my bike shorts.

Brooks recommends treating with Proofide, and I always treat the top with a very small amount of conditioner, never the bottom which is very porous. Reason being, that down here you sweat like crazy in the summer, and an untreated Brooks will disintegrate. All I do after that is use boot wax on it, which only sits on the surface, and it prevents the rivets from rusting out.

My Flyer is fully salvageable, just needs a few turns of the adjustment nut, and a punch and lace job. Itll get done once it gets a bike to live on.

Quote from: soopahflyIm a big fan of Specialized stuff, their seats tend to be quite nice.

The Specialized stuff from the early 90s reminds me of heavily padded Turbos. Not a bad thing. They used to give my slight numbness, but theyve moved to a split design that should be pretty good.

A Body Geometry version is well worth checking out:



Personally, I find such a cutout to be a bit obtrusive, but you can always return it after a test sit. Youll want to protect the rails with some thin plastic if you mount it up, otherwise it wont be returnable.

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Quote from: SeriousATM Im looking at the SDG Freestyle Saddle

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=3618

or DMR Dirt Jump Saddle

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=2293

Might as well keep your current saddle, as those two arent designed for the type of riding you do.

I didnt see much more than the WTB at Chain Reaction as a saddle Id recommend for casual riding. Terrys and Fiziks are also well thought of in the comfort department, but a little more dear in price.

Present saddle isnt either, I can afford a few quid anyway so I think I will follow my instincts and then if it doesnt work Ill follow up with your suggestion

Quote from: maximusotter

Quote from: SeriousI wuld never use any conditioner on a brooks leather saddle, your natural oils do the job quite nicely  and the movement polishes it properly

I dont have any natural oils productive enough to seep through my bike shorts.

You also produce millions of skin flakes...

QuoteAll I do after that is use boot wax on it, which only sits on the surface, and it prevents the rivets from rusting out.

Never needed to, I wasnt the first owner and had it for twenty-five years. Previous owner had it for longer than me.

Ended up going into Halfrauds and they had some SelleRoyal Royalgel seats discounted to Ã,£9.99, does the job and not uncomfortable like the original.

http://www.selleroyal.it/selleroyal_catalogue.asp?menu_id=8&lan=ENG

Also got me some Profile design aerobars from a shop in Byker so its fitted up rather well now

http://www.profile-design.com/2006_product_pages/aerobars/century.html

Analysis so far, the seat is soft but at least its comfortable, the aerobars are a useful extra although I dont go as far as I used to on it, they really only pay off on long roads where you dont have any braking.

Aerobars? the stuff in front of you? hmm... Id need to ramp up my saddle a bit more to see a point to them.

The more I look at fancy saddles the more I want one. But the one I have is quite nice, its the stock one but my arse is used to it and it seems to have moulded nicely to it (distinct dents in the foam where my seatbones are) so unsure to change.

Love the look of the less substantial racer saddle designs, and im also loving the look of the brooks leather saddles too Really like the look of them

Top of the range Brooks saddles are expensive

Wiggle.co.uk has the Selle San Marco Rolls on sale for Ã,£24.99. If your bars are lower than your saddle, I cant recommend it enough. Its supportive enough for a big guy, but not in your way either.

Im back to my classic Selle Royal Prestige saddles (got spares) on the roadie. Its a totally smooth leather covered plastic shell with only 2mm of padding, but the shell flexes a bit on the big bumps. Not bad. Id get a Rolls if I found one at a good price.