I am on lookout for a new saddle. Does anyone have experience with this saddle.
If it works then it is a fine price.
I am on lookout for a new saddle. Does anyone have experience with this saddle.
If it works then it is a fine price.
Yep, it’s great. Used it for 10s, 25s and a half. No discomfort issues, fits in-between a road saddle and a cut off one. Useful tri features such as the rear bottle mount and rack friendly.
SteveMc
Best saddle I’ve tried no question. Fit at the front is close to that of the Cobb V-Plus but without the ‘humps’ and point. slopes back a bit like the sitero but has more padding.
Plus you get a bottle holder and the area at the back will fit a tube stuffed between the rails.
Perfect, thanks for the help. I think I will give it a try.
Perfect, thanks for the help. I think I will give it a try.
Anybody else have some more time on this saddle?
I just purchased one online and will let you know what I think after I put some miles on it.
Had an Adamo Attack. Hated it. It got stolen and have just replaced it with a fabric. Just one TT so far and It was comfortable.
Put one on my tri bike but haven’t put enough time in on it yet. From the limited time I have used it on the trainer for initial setup and tweaking the positioning, it feels great and the construction is quality. As mentioned above, the bottle mount is a nice touch.
I also put a Fabric Scoop on my road bike and have put more time in on that, and love it. Just the right amount of flex and padding that Goldilocks would approve of.
I got both saddles from Probikekit when they were running a 25% off promo on Fabric products (also got some of their Hex bar tape, which is excellent), so it may be worth keeping an eye out for similar deals.
btw, I think fabric is an offshoot of cannondale. Your local cannondale dealer should be able to order one. My LBS hadn’t heard of Fabric but since they carried cannondale they could order one for me. $80 well spent.
Ive been using one for about a year now. Its great. The hook on the back of the saddle works really well in T1 and for bottles.
For long course and long training rides, I bout a cheap two bottle adapter. Its designed for putting two bottles on a single frame mount, however with a couple of washers, works great on the back of the fabric tri saddle with minimal fuss.
Any users have more feedback on this after some more time using it?
Yes, been using this sadle for the last 18 months (after having tried an ISM Adamo, which I didn’t like).
The Fabric for me is perfect. I used it in all my races, from 1/4 till 140.6. I really like that is more narrow at the point than some other Tri-sadles (no rubbing/chafing). Of course, after 180km I start to feel my butt, but I guess I can’t really blame the sadle 
It however does not have the most padding at the pointy end (which does on the other hand helps with the not rubbing/chafing I guess). Next to the comfort, the price is a big benefit
The Tri-hook to hang the bike in T1 → depends on the racks being used. Sometimes it fits, sometimes it doesnt (if diameter of rack is too large).
The option to mount a bottle-cage is great. I use 1 bottle-cage for 1/4 (it holds my spares) and 2 bottle-case (with adapter) for longer races (1 bottle with spares and 1 bottle with liquid).
Don’t think any sadle can beat the Fabric on price/quality. Just try to see if it fits you
Just built a new bike and thought I’d try one of the short style saddles… saw this one and for the price thought I’d give it a try.
So far I really like it, comfortable, nose hangs well on transition racks, rear bottle holder built into the design is a big plus…especially after I put a Gorilla cage on it.
What i really like is the option of adding hydration to the back, by simply swapping the end of the saddle.
When rear bottle option is added, you also have the best option to hang your bike “behind” the saddle on the rack.
For me running the fabric on a Felt DA size 56, i experienced the rear bottles sometime stick really high (on different systems) so i got stuck with my bike behind the rack. Which on a sprint, hunting for the podium are seconds i don’t want to lose…
If possible alway hang between rear bottle and saddle
Can those who are using it speak to what part of the saddle you’re sitting on? Someone in another thread, maybe earlier in this one, said it was like a cross in between a traditional saddle and a noseless. I took some measurements and it looks like upfront it’s narrower than ISMs, but is it feasible to sit on the front end of this one?
Had an Adamo Attack. Hated it. It got stolen** and have just replaced it with a fabric. Just one TT so far and It was comfortable.
Wait, what? How did someone steal your bike seat? There’s your T1 tampering run amok!
Can those who are using it speak to what part of the saddle you’re sitting on? Someone in another thread, maybe earlier in this one, said it was like a cross in between a traditional saddle and a noseless. I took some measurements and it looks like upfront it’s narrower than ISMs, but is it feasible to sit on the front end of this one?
Yes, I can confirm A) that it is/feels indeed narrower than a lot of other tri-specific saddles and B) that you can sit on the front/nose of the saddle.
Concerning B: I sit on the front end of the saddle about 80% of the time. Just sliding back when climbing and/or to change position every now and than (and bit because my saddle can’t move more forward and my pads can’t move more backwards)
Can anyone measure the width at the nose and maybe a few cm back from the tip?
can anyone comment on the amount of padding on the fabric tri saddle? ive read it’s rather firm, but im on a sitero right now and thats supposed to be very firm as well. is it as firm as sitero? is it slightly more padded?
Saddle is very firm but comfy enough for long rides
Have not tried out the sitero so cant comment on that, overall saddle is great value for the money + the rear mount is awesome
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