Help me decide, or just be abusive instead

[CentralCommuter]

Here goes …

I’ve had the same stock seat on my Cube roadie for 5 years or so and it needs refreshed.
I’ve narrowed it down (through reviews and what looks nice) to a Charge Spoon or a Brooks Cambium C17. Both look nice, one is £30 and one is £80.
Anyway, anybody used both, have a similar bum to mine, and want to offer an opinion?

Of course, posters waxing lyrical about how pointless a post like this is also welcome, you need something to fill your evenings😃

 

[cougie uk]

No idea about the bum but I have a charge spoon onn my fixie and it's comfy. Buy that one first and see how you go.

 

[raggydoll]

I have no experience of either but from looking online at both those options I'd give the charge spoon a shot. At £30 it seems a good deal, looks well made and gets good reviews.

Do either of your choices look similar to the one already on your cube in terms of shape etc?

 

[CentralCommuter]

Good point. The Charge looks like it a bit, but I wanted something comfier than the Cube one. That’s what attracted me to the Brooks - the cut away - as well as the fact it’s a Brooks and quite attractive.

 

[raggydoll]

It's something I've never really thought about. I've never replaced a saddle but I think if I was happy with the saddle that is currently on it I'd look for something as close to that one as I could (depending on price of course).

I'm a creature of habit though!

I just did a google search for commuter saddle (given your name!) and it is a minefield!

Bontrager has quite a few too that look quite padded.

Too much choice!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just do the job properly and get your butt measured and then get the appropriate width saddle.

PS I have a Bontrager saddle - the retailers have a neat sit bone measuring device and there is some sort of money back comfort guarantee with them.

 

[raggydoll]

This one do you?

 

[CentralCommuter]

Presumably I could measure my own sit bones. I’m going to find a tape measure …

Just do the job properly and get your butt measured and then get the appropriate width saddle.

PS I have a Bontrager saddle - the retailers have a neat sit bone measuring device and there is some sort of money back comfort guarantee with them.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Presumably I could measure my own sit bones. I’m going to find a tape measure …

They are no good - you need to use the proper squishy gel pad measuring thingy.

PS if you are determined to do it yourself you could bodge one up out of bacofoil and bread dough - although you won't get the big Bontrager colour coded gel reveal!

 

[CentralCommuter]

After some intense 5 minute research, turns out measuring sit bones is fairly pointless. It will give you the optimal size if you sit bolt upright on a bike, but there are so many variables the only way to reliably get the right fit is trial and error. So the website tells me.

 

[raggydoll]

I'm sitting here thinking:
'is there actually a squishy gel bum measuring tool?........nah....of course there isn't.........or is there?.......should I ask.....no, don't ask, you'll look stupid.....ok.....I won't ask!'

 

[Drago]

I dislike the Spoon immensely. A real spoon mounted handle end upwards would be more comfortable.

But others - presumably those with less pert and shapely bottoms -rave about them.

 

[slowmotion]

I've got Spoons on both my road bikes. To me, they are not uncomfortable but I wouldn't say they are perfect. Here's a clip to show sit bone measurement. Note how the client sits to mimic his riding position.

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[ColinJ]

I dislike the Spoon immensely. A real spoon mounted handle end upwards would be more comfortable.

But others - presumably those with less pert and shapely bottoms -rave about them.

I didn't get on with the one that came on my CAADX so I replaced it with my current favourite - a Planet X Superlight Team Saddle.

 

[raggydoll]

I didn't get on with the one that came on my CAADX so I replaced it with my current favourite - a Planet X Superlight Team Saddle.

Can't argue with the price!