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Have owned SMP Stratos, Glider, Composit and Dynamic saddles. All were pretty good, and I owned them for a total of about five years...longer than any saddle previously.

Eventually, I replaced the Dynamic with a Specialized Romin Evo Pro, which I like.

The key is finding a seller who will allow you a test ride on the saddle of your choice. If you do a internet search, you will find a couple sellers who offer SMP test ride programs.

There is no magic bullet saddle, which is why the test rides are important.

 

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Or find someone selling a low mileage used one that didn't work for them at a discount to new (like me)

This works great. I bought a few of my used SMP saddles on E-Bay, and then eventually re-sold them for a small loss, which was reasonable considering the use I got out of them.

 

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TI'd love to be able to demo each saddle for a while before I actually purchase, however I don't have a dealer in town that does that.

The following came up in a 2 minute search...

Bike Seat Demo Program

Saddles & Posts

 

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Are SMP's a good idea for someone if they move all around in the saddle frequently?

No. With SMP saddles your position is limited.

 

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In my experience, you don't need​ to move around on an SMP.

Agreed.

 

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By the way how to you measure something as precise and 2 degrees?

I use one of these Digital Levels.

Just place a board over your saddle so it covers both the rear and nose, set the gauge on the board and measure. Be certain the bike is on a level surface...or measure the angle of the surface and be certain to use the same location when checking the saddle angle.

 

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which model SMP is comparable to the roman eve pro? I may want to try one of these

None are comparable. I've owned four SMP models (Stratos, Glider, Composit and Dynamic), and I presently own a Romin Evo Pro.

They are all good saddles, but the shape of the SMP saddles makes them not comparable to the flatter Romin.

 

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All About SMPs* from Steve Hogg's website is the most comprehensive resource I know about SMP saddles. If it's not in there, then it's not anywhere...




*Originally mentioned by bubba117 in post #14.