Hi there,
After spending a few months on the Selle Italia SLR Tri that came with my second hand bike I'm in for a new saddle. The current saddle has cause some very ugly wounds at every contact point there could be, so I'll be looking at split nose or cut-out saddles I think.
Now in my area all (capable) shops and fitters are brand concept stores, so I'm a bit bound to make a choice about which saddle I want to try beforehand, which utterly sucks. Or how should I go about this? Is it uncommon to ask to try the saddle before I buy one?
A friend of mine has recently switched to the Bontrager Hilo RXL and is quite happy with it, so I'm temped to go have a look at the trek store. The only drawback is the weight. At 255grams it's quite heavy, and I'm not sure it's worth splashing 280 dollars on a carbon saddle.
Other options would be specialized saddles, but I haven't really heard to much (good) about it. Any experiences?
Also what are the advantages of noseless saddles such as the Tritone? Any good experiences with those?
Any help here is greatly appreciated! :D
After spending a few months on the Selle Italia SLR Tri that came with my second hand bike I'm in for a new saddle. The current saddle has cause some very ugly wounds at every contact point there could be, so I'll be looking at split nose or cut-out saddles I think.
Now in my area all (capable) shops and fitters are brand concept stores, so I'm a bit bound to make a choice about which saddle I want to try beforehand, which utterly sucks. Or how should I go about this? Is it uncommon to ask to try the saddle before I buy one?
A friend of mine has recently switched to the Bontrager Hilo RXL and is quite happy with it, so I'm temped to go have a look at the trek store. The only drawback is the weight. At 255grams it's quite heavy, and I'm not sure it's worth splashing 280 dollars on a carbon saddle.
Other options would be specialized saddles, but I haven't really heard to much (good) about it. Any experiences?
Also what are the advantages of noseless saddles such as the Tritone? Any good experiences with those?
Any help here is greatly appreciated! :D