Light, firm, supportive, dial it in and forget about it comfort, easy to mount.

Durability perhaps - time will tell.

I picked this up of off Ebay for cheap. I prefer the narrow, low profile, firm, sparsely padded type of saddles. If you like ample padding or have wide sit bones, this may not be the saddle for you. I replaced a 4ZA saddle that came on my Ridley after 7000 miles. For the price it was a pretty risk free trial. The Aspide was even a bit firmer than the 4ZA and took a couple of 2 hour+ rides to get completely accustomed to it. I have about 700 miles on it now and never really think about my saddle, which is as it should be. Nothing hurts or numbs out more than on any other saddle after a few hours on it. I was developing a saddle sore from the worn out 4ZA. It has completely disappeared. I wonder about the durability of the covering. Other saddles of this type that I have used tend to wear out the covering due to thigh rub after a year or so. We'll see.

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4ZA, Selle Italia, Vetta, Specialized, and more from so long ago I can't remember what they even were.

Light weight

Overboard on the stiffness; uncompliant; too firm padding; sits in the parts bin instead of on my bike.

More so than with any other component, saddle "fit" and function (especially fit)are almost wholly unique to each rider. So, honestly, I'm not sure that reviewing any saddle is worth much. Having said that, I have been riding pretty hardcore for about 25 years and have sat on just about every brand/model of saddle out there. Of course, I have had favorites--most notably San Marco's Era and Italia's Flite. I got a coupon deal on the ASPIDE, judging weight savings to be all-important. I knew there would be a break-in period, so I gave it the obligatory 2-three weeks @ 2-300k per week. Nothing but discomfort and perpetual ass-dancing. Four weeks and I was done. Way too little padding; way too much stiffness. For me, 20 more grams for a more compliant saddle (a new Era for only $69)was more than offset by being able (and happy) to keep riding those extra few kilometers.

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Selle Italia Turbomatic/Flite; Fizik Pave; San Marco Concor Light/Rolls/Era

-comfort
-support
-price
-weight

-break in time
-fabric durability

I've had this saddle for nearly 2 years now and a am continually surprised by it's comfort for such a cheap and minimalist saddle. I weigh over 200lb @6ft and the roads i cycle are particularlly rough in places but that has never been an issue with this saddle. Even on long rides up to 7 hours i have not had to think about this saddle, it just gets the job done and i just get on with my cycle. Recently i have been trying to replace this saddle as the fabric is beginning to wear down but i have found it very difficult! i have tried a few saddles, some very expensive, but i cannot find the same support or level of comfort in any so far. it just fits!
takes a few rides to break it in ~500km but after that, it's bliss

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fizik arione, prologo nago gel

light, firm, good ergonomics

creaks like a bugger as soon as it's broken in!

Takes a few rides to break in then it's reasonably comfy although not like the old Rolls days. Creaks like a bugger three months down the line, so I'm gonna swap in out for a fizik

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most san marco and selle italia saddles

light, great looking and comfortable

needs to be broken in, but most do...

I have the Aspide on my road bike and yes, I agree it does take some getting used to. If you want a something that feels great right out of the box this isn't for you, it needs to be broken in. Be patient...

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Selle Italia SLR (mounted on my tri bike, needed to be broken in), Selle Italia Flite, Selle San Marco Rolls

-Comfortable shape (at least for my b**t and my 57kgs)
-Stiff but not too much
-Light
-Not the most important, but the design is nice and smooth.

-a bit expensive retail price (Have you noticed that: less material on a product = higher prices...) but you can find quite cheaper on internet.
-They could have added just few more gramms of padding where the bones sit,
-can't be mounted with every seatpost (the clamp may the middle part of the shell because of its particular shape))
-I have doubts about the lifetime of this product

I wanted to find a light saddle that can be used more than 2 hours.
I found an aspide for 45€. I thought the shape would be OK for me, altough I was a bit sceptical about the small amount of padding.
After some months I can say now that I am quite surprised with the comfort of this "minimalist" saddle. I can ride 4-5h without any problem. The shape is perfect for me.
I can understand that heavier cyclists do not like this kind of saddles, though.

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It's my first light saddle.
I have used various classics before that (An old "turbo", some other Selle Italia and the last was a fizik "pave" )

Lightweight (144g), good looking.

Price?

San Marco Aspide FX 225 size: Needed a new saddle and was opportunity to remove big weight. Not as uncomfortable as said by here, it's even smoother than the one I had before despite gel system.

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SLR 135

Firm, narrow = comfort
length and relative slickness of cover allows fore/aft movement easily

None yet, but haven't owned it long.

I must say that I am pleasantly surprised by the comparisons in previous reviews to the SLR as that is what I have been using with good (but not perfect) success. I had been using the SLR gel flow with the cutout. Riding the trainer for any longer than an hour and a half would cause some numbness of the squishy parts. Never a problem on the road because of the intermittent standing,etc. I concluded that the gel was allowing me to sink into the saddle a bit during a long period of sitting, putting pressure on the perineal nerves. My fantastic LBS (Gran Fondo in Nashville, TN) only had an SLR in yellow, so I looked for a saddle with the same width and length as the SLR as well as the same general "flatness" across the top and along the length. The ASPide looked like a fit. 3 and 1/2 hour ride on the road on Saturday: no soreness, no numbness. 1 hour 45 on the trainer on Sunday: no soreness, no numbness. Plus it came in celeste with small Italian flag embroidery!

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Selle Italia Turbo (back in the day)
Selle Italia SLR GelFlow

Lightweight, body becomes accustomed to it, looks cool.

First week of "getting acquainted" was painful. ~ Three weeks, I was adjusted to it.

I wanted a lightweight saddle but, didn't want to sacrifice comfort. This saddle leather and padding is very thin which understandably was hard the first time I sat down on it. I am 5'11", weigh 180 lbs., and the entire first week of riding it, my undercarriage was sore. However, I found that the more I rode on it, my body became accustomed to it, and it became comfortable. Every Tuesday, I ride ~60 miles a day with my buddies and I average ~150 miles a week.

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Selle Italia Flite, Selle Italia ProLink Gel, Selle Italia Turbomatic 3

Nice looking...very racey

Terribly, terribly painful for me. Might not be for everybody, but if your sits-bones are not ready for this saddle, watch out.

All the saddle disclaimers apply....everybody's different, etc...

While I was excited about getting this saddle, I have come the conclusiuon that it's the worst saddle I've ever ridden. It's probably not the worst saddle ever made or the worst for other people, but for me, all it was, was extremely painful. I actually bruised my sits bones on this thing and am still nbot healed two months after removing the saddle.

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Terry Fly (Great saddle); Specialized Body Geometry (not-so-great saddle)