Lance Armstrong's Saddle

[mtb0812]

Does anybody know what the saddle is that Lance Armstrong is using on his new bike this year?

[AndreZA]

an old San Marco. The same since he started with in 1809.

[Giant]

Damn,

was expecting a totaully inapropriate joke saddle that played on the fact that lance lost the jules.

[singletrackmind]

Its a bontrager i think

[DawieO]

You mean like "It's the new Trek WSD saddle"?

[hagar]

 

an old San Marco. The same since he started with in 1809.

 

still enjoying my trans am xo

[AndreZA]

Armstrong's familiar Selle San Marco Concor Lite saddle is perched atop the semi-integrated seatmast head.

 

Photo ?: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com

 

 

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2009/tech/probikes/lance_armstrong_trek_madone_giro09/Armstrong_Madone_GdT_saddle_and_post.jpg

[Giant]

Yes Dawie, thats kinda what I was expecting

 

Hagar  Trans am xo is the best value arround, even if they only last a year.

[DawieO]

we aim to please.

[javadude]

Boonen also uses an old San Marco when he's not snorting coke.

[hagar]

 

Yes Dawie' date=' thats kinda what I was expecting

 

Hagar  Trans am xo is the best value arround, even if they only last a year.

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giant mine was second hand one given to me by my fellow hubber who took pity on me having a sore bum and that was almost a year ago and i am sure he had the saddle for a few years and it still looks good and my bum is a for away no problems and when the saddle is worn out i will replace it with another one for sure

 

[mtb0812]

It's interesting that he's using an old San Marco model... does anyone know where in SA you can get these?

[AndreZA]

 

Yes Dawie' date=' thats kinda what I was expecting

 

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Hagar? Trans am xo is the best value arround, even if they only last a year.

[/quote']giant mine was second hand one given to me by my fellow hubber who took pity on me having a sore bum and that was almost a year ago and i am sure he had the saddle for a few years and it still looks good and my bum is a for away no problems and when the saddle is worn out i will replace it with another one for sure

 

 

 

Giant, you get the R200 XO saddles and then you get the R500 ones with the Manganese (proberbly from Manga) rails and genuine leather cover. I'm the one who gave Hagar the saddle and I think I had it for 5 years before passing it on.

[javadude]

I'm not sure if they bring in the retro stuff to SA. I bought a San Marco Regal from TotalCycling.com, and you can also still get the Rolls and Concor as well.

 

[AndreZA]

It's interesting that he's using an old San Marco model... does anyone know where in SA you can get these?

 

 

 

 

he does not follow trends. He uses what he knows works. Before the new shaped Shimano pedals he used heavy 5 year old pedals and the only way he could shave more weight on his bike was to get rid of his pedals. He helped develop the new Shimanos and that is why is he riding it still on his Sram bike.

[Eldron]

Lance uses the Concor. The ones on his TT machines get their noses chopped off to conform to UCI rules - they look really silly....