R9,500 for a saddle!

[DieselnDust]

I bet we will be seeing a couple of these saddles on S-works bikes at Sani and W2W.

The riders will be looking like they walked into the concept store saying: "I have no clue, but here is my credit card, swipe it and give me everything that I need for this mountain biking thing."

Hogging poofs and not wearing masks

[nathrix]

Well, that is ugly and overpriced. But then again, almost everything with that stupid "s" on it is.

I have to disagree with you there Bob, but i did take note of the “almost” you mentioned in your post though????

[Furbz]

I loved the specialized romin saddle for a long time. Still do.

Then I demoed a bike and was sold on the bontrager aeolus. Also real comfort there.

Both work for me.

Comes down to personal preference

[PhilipV]

Hogging poofs and not wearing masks

Of topic: if we still need to be wearing masks, then a stage race sounds like a less than fantastic idea.

I shudder at the idea of a highly contagious droplet spread virus combined with the impeccable hygiene usually present in race villages.

 

Corporate Bob doesn't always have enough money left after his concept store visits to upgrade his accommodation and has to slum it in camp.

[hansolo]

I can’t see any of those stage races (or any races) starting back up soon.

 

The demographic that would most likely buy these saddles might start opting for “game reserve fence patrolling” rides though. We love to hate “the dentists” of the world but they do little harm to the majority of us. It’s just a pity they don’t really buy bikes we would like to buy secondhand a few years later.

 

Of topic: if we still need to be wearing masks, then a stage race sounds like a less than fantastic idea.

I shudder at the idea of a highly contagious droplet spread virus combined with the impeccable hygiene usually present in race villages.

 

Corporate Bob doesn't always have enough money left after his concept store visits to upgrade his accommodation and has to slum it in camp.

[PygaSchmyga]

Hogging poofs and not wearing masks

i see what you did there

[PygaSchmyga]

this is a properly weird thread and completely out of nowhere.  lockdown loco!

 

anyone else got love for the Spaz Phenom saddle?  at about ZAR 1,400 its a veritable Mr Price alternative to this 9 grand madness

[Pure Savage]

I like the Arione saddles on road bikes, people seem to give them away as some dont like them.

[Eugene Oppelt]

I’ll pay anything for a saddle that makes my chassis happy, hey.

[Hairy]

this is a properly weird thread and completely out of nowhere.  lockdown loco!

 

anyone else got love for the Spaz Phenom saddle?  at about ZAR 1,400 its a veritable Mr Price alternative to this 9 grand madness

I got one for zero SA Rondt from a friend ... the cover was torn .... a glass of wine, some free time while the braai fire was going and I reupholstered the saddle in some scrap leather, put her on the commuter and done at least around 20,000 km on her .... still perfect and exceptionally comfortable.

 

Personally I love slating Spaz Fever, but their contact point items, shoes and helmets are really good products.

 

9,5K for a 3D printed saddle is really a bit of a laugh though.

[Hairy]

I like the Arione saddles on road bikes, people seem to give them away as some dont like them.

Great saddle, nice and firm too.

 

Tried it on my MTB a few years back, the only reason I never kept it was due to the point at the rear catching on my shorts when hanging off the back of the bike on tech section.

 

Had a Tundra that was also really awesome, nice and firm, could spend hours in this saddle .... seems many people though could not gel with it.

[PhilipV]

Personally I love slating Spaz Fever, but their contact point items, shoes and helmets are really good products.

 

9,5K for a 3D printed saddle is really a bit of a laugh though.

Totally agree. I have a Henge on every bike. The one is looking worse for wear, and I will recover it sometime. A drop of wet lube occasionally sorts out the rail squeak. But my diff likes it, so I'm as happy as a pig in Palestine with it.

 

And while I won't spend obscene amounts on a saddle, I'm glad that Spez and other companies keep pushing the envelope in R&D, as that tech eventually trickles down.

[The Ouzo]

I like the Arione saddles on road bikes, people seem to give them away as some dont like them.

+1

New bike came with a Giant saddle, tried getting bu butt used to it, but eventually put the old Arione off the old bike on, straight away it was like sitting on your favorite spot on the couch.

[Knersboy]

I can’t see any of those stage races (or any races) starting back up soon.

 

The demographic that would most likely buy these saddles might start opting for “game reserve fence patrolling” rides though. We love to hate “the dentists” of the world but they do little harm to the majority of us. It’s just a pity they don’t really buy bikes we would like to buy secondhand a few years later.

 

 

Dentists have done me plenty harm. In fact I believe that dentists and physios are the same people who were torturers during the inquisition, only now they have a degree.

 

“Dentists” are another story

[Knersboy]

this is a properly weird thread and completely out of nowhere. lockdown loco!

 

anyone else got love for the Spaz Phenom saddle? at about ZAR 1,400 its a veritable Mr Price alternative to this 9 grand madness

Phenom is my choice too. On the road bike I have a Romin. Although when I bought the Romin i thought I was buying a Phenom, only noticed when I got home. They look so much the same.

[Neill Du Toit]

Also on a Phenom. Great saddle because it works for me.