gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Do any of you use one on your road bike? What are the pros and cons of one. I am considering getting one from Aldi today. Are they worth the money?
A saddle that fits you is worth whatever you want to pay. What this is made of is neither here nor there.Do any of you use one on your road bike? What are the pros and cons of one. I am considering getting one from Aldi today. Are they worth the money?
interesting i get wear on the shorts just below the pad on either leg, i find the saddle comfy but shorts seem to wear quicker than they should ?A saddle that fits you is worth whatever you want to pay. What this is made of is neither here nor there.
I ride a saddle that (I think) could be described as "a gel saddle". It's great. But the reason it's great is that it suits me and I found it after trying very many different models of saddle.
There's an old-skool view that "the harder the better". That's cobblers. If it fits and it's comfortable then it's good. If it doesn't fit it's not.
Also claims "gel saddles will cause chafing" are cobblers: Crap saddles and ones that don't fit will cause chafing. They may come in all kinds of materials.
I tried an Aldi saddle (the narrow one, I think the model is called trekking) just because it was cheap.Just bought one from Aldi, £7.99, memory foam, so nothing to lose by trying it when the weather improves. I have not ridden my bike for 10 days due to weather conditions when I had time to ride. If happy with it, I will buy two more for my other bikes, bearing in mind that all my rides are only up to 45/50 miles max, mostly under 40 to be honest.