Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow Saddles

4.5/5 (2 Reviews)


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Product Description

Selle Italia's SLR saddle shape is available in a multitude of shell, padding, and rail configurations. This SLR Flow Saddle gains a few grams over the lightest SLR offerings because it uses their Perfect Fit self-modeling foam padding rather than the lighter EVA foam. The benefit is a touch more comfort and support.The shell is injection molded nylon, including 30% carbon fiber content. It's light, strong, and designed to flex just enough to provide comfort over rough roads. The "Flow" in the name means that this saddle has a cutout in the shell. Its placement and shape are carefully designed to reduce pressure on your soft parts. In turn, this helps to alleviate numbness and pain -- letting the firm, wider portion of the saddle support your weight at the sit bones.The Selle Italia SLR Flow Saddle measures 131mm wide and 275mm long. It's available in Black or White with a natural leather topsheet for durability. It rests on lightweight tubular Vanox (vanadium/titanium alloy) rails.


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Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by mopartodd a Recreational Rider

Date Reviewed: April 29, 2011

Strengths:    Construction and design

Weaknesses:    $$

Bottom Line:   
This seat is just the right width for me. The construction is good and it soaks up alot of the road/trail shock.

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Favorite Ride:   all of them

Price Paid:    $70.00

Purchased At:   eBay

Similar Products Used:   Fizik, san marco

Bike Setup:   CX, MTB


Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by waterford853 a Road Racer

Date Reviewed: July 16, 2009

Strengths:    Quality. Shape. Looks.

Weaknesses:    Not the lightest, but not bad. The high quality leather grabs dirt more than the cheep stuff.

Bottom Line:   
Tried many seat so far. This is the best so far. I was worried it would be too soft, but it is not. Not as big a difference from the standard SLR as I thought. I love the shape of these seats and the leather quality is the best - but I still get some pressure in the nose. The Specialized Toupe was the opposite - great nose, bad shape (for me).

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Similar Products Used:   Specialized Toupe - good (worth trying)
Selle Italia SLR - great but hard nose
Bontrager 2009 RXL - hard everywhere.
Classic Flite - classic benchmark





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Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow Team vs 2010 Specialized Toupe Team?

I'm stuck between these two saddles. They both are high-end, have a pressure hole in middle, and loo ...
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