Summary: Picked up a Colnago version of this off ebay for a song. Good length and just wide enough to fit the sit bones nicely. The padding down the centre is nice too.
I have a small butt so the wide saddles aren't any good. If you're like me I can recommend this saddle.
Strengths: Fit and price of 2nd hand ones is always good.
Weaknesses: A tad hard, but fits really nicely, so you don't actually feel the padding much anyway.
Similar Products Used: SAN MARCO Rolls - a bit wide for me.
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Bike Setup: Trek 5200, Duro Ace peddels, Polar 725 computer
Summary: If you don't ride every day and you have to take a week off from riding every now and then, buyer beware. This seat is painful. It takes over a month of constant riding to not feel the pain. Even when it finely felt good on rides over 45 miles, it hurt. I am a big guy 6'2" and 240 pound. But, this saddle has hurt me more then any other.
I have put over a thousand miles on it and it looks brand new. I wish it would work but it does not.
Strengths: Looks, durability
Weaknesses: Painful
Similar Products Used: Many other
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Bike Setup: Look KG361, Chorus/record mix. USE Alien seatpost and of a san marco era saddle.
Summary: Saddles are a very personal choice, but I do have to say that I love this one. At 135lbs and 5'4" this thing rocks. Not too wide, not too narrow. Longer then a flite.
I used to wear out 1 flite a year. I still have my original ERA over 3 years old, 15,000+ miles and it finally started to wear away on the sides last year.
The rubber insert in the frame of the saddle is nice
Strengths: dampens shocks, reasonable weight, can get them cheap off ebay, long wearing.
Weaknesses: hard to find some times
Similar Products Used: Flite
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Summary: I'm 140lbs 5'10 and this saddle works well for me. Its has quite stiff padding that isn't so comfortable if you're not riding regularly, but once you get the mileage up to over 10 hours a week then it feels like you could ride all day on this.
Strengths: Well made. Light but not superlight
Weaknesses: Stitching seems to make my shorts wear.
Similar Products Used: San Marco Rolls, Selle Italia Turbo, Selle Italia SLR Gelflow
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Bike Setup: Look KG361 w/ultegra, Mavis Cosmic elites,
selcof seat post, Ritchey bar and stem.
Summary: Not recommended. Looks cool and is light
weight, but has very little comfort to offer. Good for about 40km and then the pain sets in and you really pay. I've owned many saddles and this is the poorest to date. Saddle sores are free with every purchase. And don't think a better short will be the fix. You'll pay!
Strengths: Light weight, good construction and aesthetically appealing.
Weaknesses: Comfort. To small a seating platform.
Similar Products Used: Selle Italia Pro Link
Sella Italia flite Ti
Avocet 02 Ti
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