I brought home a new Brompton last week. I was surprised to see that the saddle design has changed a bit. After a week's riding, I'm disappointed with it.
It at first looks similar to the one I've been using on a different Brompton for the past two years. But it has no white stitching, it’s cut differently at the back, and the groove is much shallower. It looks and feels like a cheap imitation.
But my real gripe with it is that it is softer and spongier, so that your pelvic bones sink into it, and the groove which is there to relieve pressure on that bit of your anatomy (whatever that’s called!), doesn’t. And since you are sinking lower into the saddle, the friction at the join between your leg and groin is greater, so that your underwear rubs into your skin when riding. It leaves me with an aching backside.
Has anyone else had experience with this? I wonder if I should be buying an old version before they go out of stock.
NEW version:
OLD version:
It at first looks similar to the one I've been using on a different Brompton for the past two years. But it has no white stitching, it’s cut differently at the back, and the groove is much shallower. It looks and feels like a cheap imitation.
But my real gripe with it is that it is softer and spongier, so that your pelvic bones sink into it, and the groove which is there to relieve pressure on that bit of your anatomy (whatever that’s called!), doesn’t. And since you are sinking lower into the saddle, the friction at the join between your leg and groin is greater, so that your underwear rubs into your skin when riding. It leaves me with an aching backside.
Has anyone else had experience with this? I wonder if I should be buying an old version before they go out of stock.
NEW version:
OLD version: