buying a new saddle
didds
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No, not "what saddle" - that is presumably too personalised for a generic "oh the flapdangle 298 is the best"
But more a "how to". I am presuming that in a perfect worls one would toddle along to one's LBS, and try a few out, for fit/comfort etc. But the flaws I see in this iodea are
1) the shop has to have a reasonable selection rather than just the flapdangle 4, flapdangle 297 (last year's model) and the gobtwacker ZPK, that will provide a reasonable chance of finding a suitable saddle rather than a "this is the closest to what you think might be useful, maybe"
2) it has to have a facility whereby you can sensibly test them... maybe on a turbo riding on each saddle for (say) 10 minutes - bearing in mind you are now sweating all over their stock.
3) the above notwithstanding, is even a 10 minutes test valid - given that the crunch really comes when three hours or more into a ride, not just ten minutes?
Or is saddle purchase really as I suspect not much more than read a few reviews, check your budget and stick a ginger in the air?
didds
But more a "how to". I am presuming that in a perfect worls one would toddle along to one's LBS, and try a few out, for fit/comfort etc. But the flaws I see in this iodea are
1) the shop has to have a reasonable selection rather than just the flapdangle 4, flapdangle 297 (last year's model) and the gobtwacker ZPK, that will provide a reasonable chance of finding a suitable saddle rather than a "this is the closest to what you think might be useful, maybe"
2) it has to have a facility whereby you can sensibly test them... maybe on a turbo riding on each saddle for (say) 10 minutes - bearing in mind you are now sweating all over their stock.
3) the above notwithstanding, is even a 10 minutes test valid - given that the crunch really comes when three hours or more into a ride, not just ten minutes?
Or is saddle purchase really as I suspect not much more than read a few reviews, check your budget and stick a ginger in the air?
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Then again...
didds
so i've not helped you at all really!
good luck shopping
You're probably fnd up buying one because of s review, recommendation, price. Or as I did, because it's black with red bits on it, it was cheap, it's tri specific (Profile Stryke). It worked for me, been comfy up to 5 hours so far.
http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/arione.shtml
An older article also features 8 saddles:
http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/saddle06.shtml
And then there is this:
http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/contr ... 09crx.aspx
Hope that helps