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CODA Competition Road Saddle Saddles

Average Rating: 2.33/5
MSRP: $
# of Reviews: 3

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Product Description

Hand tooled leather with two-tone black color

Super strong and featherlight forged alloy rails

Side scale indicator on rails for precise adjustment

CODA designed suspension road bridge system for increased comfort

CODA designed "ASCEND" saddle shell system increases comfort and protects soft tissue

CODA logo on sides and rear

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Submitted by frankmuenn a Commuter from Menlo Park, CA, USA

Date Reviewed: June 28, 2003

Strengths:    Looks nice.
More padding than racing saddles.

Weaknesses:    Narrow, padding not firm enough.

Bottom Line:

The saddle came with a Cannondale T700, Y2K model. I used it for a
27mi daily commute and for occasional weekend rides, often on rough
roads or single track, in the Santa Cruz mountains. I'm hard on
equipment. The Coda saddle was not nearly as comfortable as the old
no-name saddle on my 1980-model Univega touring bike. So I ditched
the Coda in favor of said much older saddle after two years of trying
to make it work. For me, the Coda is too narrow (about 135mm, the old
saddle is 160mm wide), and I found the padding not firm enough. When
sitting to the back of the saddle, it tended to deform downwards and
become much more convex than I like. Moving around on the saddle did
little to redistribute pressure points or improve comfort.

Generally, the coda saddle looks cool and it's more comfy than the
racing style saddles which typically ship with touring or commute
bikes nowadays. It's fine for short rides and works well on fast
smooth descents, where I want to tuck and keep my weight back. Fair
for commuting, riding in heavy traffic, rough roads or single-track
riding.

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Favorite Ride:   Alpine Road, Menlo Park/La Honda

Purchased At:   Garner's Pro Bike, P

Similar Products Used:   Many different saddles

Bike Setup:   Canondale T700, Y2K model, used for commuting.

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Submitted by hawkman a Triathlete from Sydney, Australia

Date Reviewed: June 1, 2003

Strengths:    Average on the comfort factor. Looks OK.

Weaknesses:    Lousy job on the stitching front. Will rip through your expensive nix.

Bottom Line:

Reasonably comfortable on short distance. Anything over 60kms and the 'sit bones' get very numb. Mind you, I have a skinny butt. The main problem with the seat is the stitching. It's rough and has ripped up my expensive Castelli bike nix after a couple of rides - not happy!

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Purchased At: Came with bike - Can

Bike Setup: Cannondale R1000. Ultegra.

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Submitted by whiskycobra a Road Racer from Boston, MA, USA

Date Reviewed: February 19, 2002

Strengths:    Ok comfort, Fairly light

Weaknesses:    eats your shorts...and shorts are costly

Bottom Line:

Fairly Comfortable, but the bottom edges are rough which skuffs your cycling shorts making them wear out faster...it came with my bike