Just want to chime in and give my feedback as I have purchased the V8 saddle for my new SC build.
I was coming from a COBB PLUS / JCOB Delta P saddle.
I was feeling a bit un-easy about spending this kind of money on a saddle, but I have been VERY happy with the Wove saddle so far.
Communication from the guys at WOVE has been very good and also accommodating as I had a special request that they did not hesitate to help with.
The saddle arrived well packaged, with 30oz Wove-branded insulated bottle, dogbone to mount a bottle cage and the “bottle retention system” (now optional I believe).
The look and feel of the saddle itself feels really good and high-quality.
It’s super light at under 140g, the difference in weight holding the saddle it replaced in comparison was very impressive.
Carbon weave looks awesome…
Love that it has an integrated bottle cage mount.
Here’s the bottom view of the saddle. Also shows the dogbone installed allowing to retain the bottle cage in place.
Loaded:
Above is how I plan to run it.
While I was looking forward to the ‘bottle retention system’ provided by Wove, I thought it was a bit “bulky” especially when not in use. I decided to just use the same type of elastic I’ve been using in the past ~8 years instead (the elastic part of a Bongo Tie from Amazon). It’s easy to loop it on the cage tab when not in use so nothing is sticking out. The elastic is just sandwiched between the saddle and the cage at the screw closest to the seatpost, so it’s captive there. I’ve never launched a bottle with that in place.
On Wove’s site they say you can technically mount 2 bottle cages vertically but warn that you likely can only ride in aero position because the back of the bottle will hit your bum when sitting.
I think this is easily addressed with a small and cheap (and lightweight) accessory: Wolf Tooth B-RAD 2 bracket that allows to relocate a cage axially further back.
(I may have had to find different length screws)
Side note: Just for fun, I played with this and see if I could “mimic” the aero setup that some pros seem to be going for with an Aero bottle mounted below (for aerodynamics only) and the actual bottle used for hydration above.(i.e. Magnus). There;s no way to tell if this below would have any benefit at all - these guys I am sure have tweaked their setup very precisely using some form of aero testing - but in principle I could do the below configuration and the bottle was clear of my butt when sitting.
I have NOT tried to ride this outside so I can’t confirm
Back on topic… First time I sat on the saddle I thought the padding was a tad firm… but mostly because I was mindful of how it felt, riding with a new saddle. After a bit of riding, both in aero and seated positions I completely forgot about the saddle itself and did not feel any discomfort.
Keep in mind I only rode maybe 8 times on it, most rides between 45 and 90 minutes and the longest ride was only 2.5h - but so far I am very happy with it and feel good about my purchase.
Thought this might be helpful for someone on the fence, to see another piece of feedback 
Kudos to the designers and makers of this awesome saddle!
