racman Posted April 12, 2009 Share What is the lightest and yet comfortable road/MTB saddle out there - post weight and approx price please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overlord Posted April 12, 2009 Share Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio 125g About R2400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo_sg Posted April 12, 2009 Share yip, I've got a Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbon.Supposed to weigh 120g, but actually weighs 142g.Every one I weighed was over 140gUnbeleivably comfotable for ME. I wouldn't use any other saddle.Retails at Cyclelab for about R2500, Chris Willemse has them for about R2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted April 12, 2009 Share Or the Kit Carbonio flow if you need the cut-out to stop important bits going numb. Weighs 130g (measured, 10g higher than spec) Costs R2000 incl VAT from Chain Reaction Cycles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted April 12, 2009 Share Have a look at the Fizik saddles as well: http://www.fizik.it/images/catalog/road_saddles/Arione_cx_carbon_white.jpg Arione CX carbon @ 159g (claimed) and: http://www.fizik.it/images/catalog/road_saddles/Antares-B-N-carbon-rail.jpgThe new Antares braided @ 145g (claimed) Selle Italia saddles look nice, and come in a whide range of colours. I would suggest that if you are a hardcore weight weenie, weigh before buying one, though - they are optimistic sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted April 12, 2009 Share The lightest saddles come out of a company called Becker, full carbon round about the 45 gram mark, these will cost you a couple hundred Euros though. In all honesty I reckon a saddle is the one place on bike where you should consider adding weight, by this I mean that you should go for the most comfortable saddle regardless of the weight. Riding a slightly heavier saddle will make you much faster than if you riding a 70 gram carbon scalpel. Choose you saddle based on comfort and not weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racman Posted April 13, 2009 Share The lightest saddles come out of a company called Becker' date=' full carbon round about the 45 gram mark, these will cost you a couple hundred Euros though. In all honesty I reckon a saddle is the one place on bike where you should consider adding weight, by this I mean that you should go for the most comfortable saddle regardless of the weight. Riding a slightly heavier saddle will make you much faster than if you riding a 70 gram carbon scalpel. Choose you saddle based on comfort and not weight.[/quote'] I agree - notice i said lightest comfortable saddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted April 13, 2009 Share I agree - notice i said lightest comfortable saddleI still recommend the SLR. My old Fizik Arione was very comfortable (possibly because everything went numb).My new Selle Italia is also very comfortable and, as an added bonus, nothing goes numb.Edman2009-04-13 02:59:45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted April 13, 2009 Share Sorry missed that bitI agree with Edman buy an SLR, I love mine and have em on all my bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overlord Posted April 13, 2009 Share Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio 125g About R2400 SLR had my vote from the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racman Posted April 13, 2009 Share Going to get an SLR Kit Carboniop then (for my Stealth machine)!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markslc01 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio is VERY comfy and light to!! Im never changing to something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weight Weenie Posted April 17, 2009 Share Got an SLR XC Gel Flow and its sweet ! Very comfy on a 3 hour race I did the other day and I weighed it at 180g, not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridr Posted April 17, 2009 Share SLR 125gm without the padding - now about 110gm. Very comfy with Assos shorts. Couldn't get comfortable on my Arione, and my SLR used to make me numb before I took off the padding. Now have the SLR XC gel flow on my mtb too. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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