Saddles that wreaked havoc on your backside ?

[Jameshow]

I also had a richey biomax..........like sitting on a brick. That one got sold quickly too. I also had a spa cycles Nidd.........like sitting on a saddle 3 feet wide and arse sliding all over the place, this one sold as well,

I have a spa saddle still rock hard after 5 years!

Needs a good hiding! Actually that's the problem!!

 

[Guitars and Bikes]

I have a spa saddle still rock hard after 5 years!

Needs a good hiding! Actually that's the problem!!

If I had a nail I needed to put in a wall and couldn't find my hammer, I could have whacked it with spa Nidd and job done. I'm surprised they don't stock the Nidd in b&q in the hammers section.

 

[Reynard]

Selle SMP.

Loathsome thing.

As is the stock Wiggins saddle, but since they don't make the bikes no more, it's a moot point.

 

[slowmotion]

The only two road bikes I have ever bought both came with bottom of the range Selle ones. Utter ,utter rubbish which were replaced with Charge Spoons within ten days. I can't pretend that the replacements are complete luxury. After forty or fifty miles, my bum yearns to be far away from the instruments of torture, but cycling has a rich vein of masochism, doesn't it??

 

[ColinJ]

Charge Spoon. A real spoon would have hurt less.

You have an odd ass - comfy for me. Got two. Any saddle that's rounded or has gel in it - mine need to be quite 'flat'

My vote goes with @Drago... There was a Spoon on my CAADX when I bought it but it didn't stay there long long - horrid thing!

I also had big problems with San Marco Rolls, though many people find them really comfy.

I liked the original Fizik Arione saddles, when they were still curved. Then I bought a later one which had a flat top - that was awful. The problem with my originals was that they all broke at the 'Wingflex' slots, which provided comfort but also structural weakness. I now have Planet X own brand Arione lookalikes on my bikes. They don't seem to sell them now so if I ever need another one I will have to buy used.

 

[FrankCrank]

Choosing saddles eh - can only be the pursuit of the least uncomfortable one, from my experience.
Luckily, I have a couple of recumbents to ride for supreme plushness

 

[biggs682]

Selle SMP.

Loathsome thing.

As is the stock Wiggins saddle, but since they don't make the bikes no more, it's a moot point.

Love them all my bikes have them , just a bit fiddly setting the angle of them .

 

[Drago]

I have found that cheap Selle or selle Italia bum perches that come as cheap standard fare on many bikes suit my pert and firm posterior nicely.

 

[Dogtrousers]

The only two road bikes I have ever bought both came with bottom of the range Selle ones.

Selle what?

"Selle" is not a brand. It's the Italian word for saddles.

There are several brands that have this word in their name: Selle Italia, Selle Royal (who own Brooks and Fizik), Selle San Marco, Selle SMP, Selle Anatomica and probably more.

 

[slowmotion]

Selle what?

"Selle" is not a brand. It's the Italian word for saddles.

There are several brands that have this word in their name: Selle Italia, Selle Royal (who own Brooks and Fizik), Selle SMP, Selle Anatomica and probably more.

Lord knows. It's a while ago but Selle Italia vaguely rings a bell. Anyway, it's a painful memory that I don't wish to dwell on.

 

[Guitars and Bikes]

My vote goes with @Drago... There was a Spoon on my CAADX when I bought it but it didn't stay there long long - horrid thing!

I also had big problems with San Marco Rolls, though many people find them really comfy.

I liked the original Fizik Arione saddles, when they were still curved. Then I bought a later one which had a flat top - that was awful. The problem with my originals was that they all broke at the 'Wingflex' slots, which provided comfort but also structural weakness. I now have Planet X own brand Arione lookalikes on my bikes. They don't seem to sell them now so if I ever need another one I will have to buy used.

I have the rolls saddle on both of my bikes. It is the only one that is truly comfortable for me, I literally forget I am sitting on a bike saddle and it looks so cool as well.

 

[GuyBoden]

I also had a spa cycles Nidd.........like sitting on a saddle 3 feet wide and arse sliding all over the place, this one sold as well,

It's a very personal journey, each human anatomy can be very different.

I loved my Turbo saddle in the 1980's, which I could ride 200+ miles in a day without any problems, but I was under 11 stone and young. I re-tried a Turbo again a few years ago, it was very uncomfy, terrible saddle for me nowadays.

The Spa Nidd is one of my favourite saddles, I can ride all day with no problems, I also have a Brook B17, which I like too.

Big leather saddles seem to be a good choice for big fat old blokes like me, so I've also been using a Selle Italia Storica leather saddle on my Ti bike, which I quite like, only problem is that it squeaks.

Selle Italia Storica leather saddle:

 

[figbat]

Undisputed #1 Fizik Arione.....ooooh the painful memories, didnt make10 miles on the bike and had to get taxi home. Promptly sold for what I paid for it.

What saddles reaked havoc on your backside ?

The same saddle for me. It came on a used road bike that I bought and lasted one ride.

 

[All uphill]

It's a very personal journey, each human anatomy can be very different.

I loved my Turbo saddle in the 1980's, which I could ride 200+ miles in a day without any problems, but I was under 11 stone and young. I re-tried a Turbo again a few years ago, it was very uncomfy, terrible saddle for me nowadays.

The Spa Nidd is one of my favourite saddles, I can ride all day with no problems, I also have a Brook B17, which I like too.

Big leather saddles seem to be a good choice for big fat old blokes like me, so I've also been using a Selle Italia Storica leather saddle on my Ti bike, which I quite like, only problem is that it squeaks.

Selle Italia Storica leather saddle:
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I have a Spa Nidd which was just too hard for me.

I followed advice from CC and soaked it in water, then rode it for a few soggy miles. It must have grudgingly adapted to my bum because its comfy now.

When a bargain Nidd in brown appears I'll be ready to buy!

 

[GuyBoden]

I have a Spa Nidd which was just too hard for me.

I followed advice from CC and soaked it in water, then rode it for a few soggy miles. It must have grudgingly adapted to my bum because its comfy now.

When a bargain Nidd in brown appears I'll be ready to buy!

Yes, good idea, I slathered my Nidd saddle in Granger's boot wax for the first few months, until it eventually felt good. Some folk seem to give up too easily.