Just how different can they be: Saddles

[Mr Moofo]

I bough a Brooks Cambrium C17 carved saddle . At last it is the most comfortable saddle I have ever used - but maybe a tad wide.
So I bought a Cambrium C15 - non carved.

It is the most uncomfortable thing I have ever placed my arse on !

I am stunned about the difference - it will be on eBay tomorrow

[weeksy]

Lol ask my boy, I can't find another he likes, so he rides with a ripped one as he loves it.

I use wtb pure

[Ditchfinder]

Wtb volts suit my sit bones, nothing else

[Saga Lout]

Brooks B17 suits my arse. The Charge Spoon it replaced was pretty good. The Enigma branded saddle that came with my current bike was swapped out after one ride.

[Ditchfinder]

Went for a ride today on a saddle I'd not ridden before and I'll not be doing it again, thank God I was on the hardtail so I had to stand up more anyway

[DefTrap]

I have a Madison flux. Istr it was sold as a cheaper alternative to a charge spoon.
It seems ok but it's not noticeably more comfortable than the super cheap saddle on my road bike

[Ditchfinder]

Maison flux = charge spoon = wtb volt all made by same factory and they just stick different branding on the top cover I think

[lostboy]

Maison flux = charge spoon = wtb volt all made by same factory and they just stick different branding on the top cover I think

Pretty much that. All have the same chassis but with a very slightly different stitched cover over the top. I have Charge Spoons on everything - can't remember the last time I paid full price for one, in fact I can't remember ever paying over £20 for them. Works for me (and a lot of the population) and just do the job.

@DefTrap - not sure what you think a "cheap" saddle is when the Spoon is at £20. The one that came on the Cube road bike was more than twice that as an accessory and I did the first ride on it and it cut me in two.

@Mr Moofo keep trying different saddles - it's the same as helmet fit or whatever, all of a sudden you'll find one that is just like ambrosia for your arse!!

[Mr Moofo]

Maison flux = charge spoon = wtb volt all made by same factory and they just stick different branding on the top cover I think

Pretty much that. All have the same chassis but with a very slightly different stitched cover over the top. I have Charge Spoons on everything - can't remember the last time I paid full price for one, in fact I can't remember ever paying over £20 for them. Works for me (and a lot of the population) and just do the job.

@DefTrap - not sure what you think a "cheap" saddle is when the Spoon is at £20. The one that came on the Cube road bike was more than twice that as an accessory and I did the first ride on it and it cut me in two.

@Mr Moofo keep trying different saddles - it's the same as helmet fit or whatever, all of a sudden you'll find one that is just like ambrosia for your arse!!

I have tried Charge Spoons - I can do around 25-30 kms on one
I am just hoping to come up with something that is comfortable for longer ..
The Cambium c15 was about 3 kms - and I did 30 on it. It was a chore

[DefTrap]

@DefTrap - not sure what you think a "cheap" saddle is when the Spoon is at £20.

To be honest it was a fair old while ago and I wish I'd never mentioned it now. Maybe it was the other way around.

I get to remember the disappointment of a reasonably uncomfortable saddle pretty much every day though.

[MingtheMerciless]

ISM saddles for me after a nasty prostate and urinary tract infection. Normal saddles are bloody excruciating.

[Mr Moofo]

ISM saddles for me after a nasty prostate and urinary tract infection. Normal saddles are bloody excruciating.

I have been wanting to buy / try for a while - but diff to find the MTB one ...

[MingtheMerciless]

ISM saddles for me after a nasty prostate and urinary tract infection. Normal saddles are bloody excruciating.

I have been wanting to buy / try for a while - but diff to find the MTB one ...

Have a hunt on eBay, the MTB one was called the "Peak", its been dropped as they have revised the whole naming sequence of saddles for the brand but their website does specify which ones are its equivalent (just looked and its the PM2.0).