touring saddle for roadbike

aidanki

anyone using one of these saddles, am going to get a touring saddle for my roadbike

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Velo-Plush-Tour-Air-Elastomer-Bicycle-Bike-Saddle-Seat-Comfort-Cycling-/131609574214?hash=item1ea48abb46:g:H1IAAOSwYHxWG6m2

it looks good anyway

Wishbone Ash

You'd be much better served with a leather Brooks B17 for touring than any gimmicky air/cushioned saddle.

Zen0

That saddle hurts my eyes.

Juan More Time

Hideous looking contraption... Brooks B17 is the only way to fly..

benneca1

Agree that thing will kill you Buy a Brooks you won't regret it

AmboMan

Got my first brooks in December last, definitely recommend for a touring bike.

smacl

Tried a slightly more up market air pouch based saddle and found it awful on long journeys, supports you in all the wrong places. Also went over to a Brooks B17 which I love and have been using ever since.

irishrover99

Maybe the OP doesn't have more than 100 Euro to spend on a saddle.

benneca1

Agreed if money is an issue go get measured and buy the right size in any of the decent saddles out ther for me Specialized Toupe or Romin work well.

But genuinely all that padding will kill him/her

smacl

irishrover99 wrote: »

Maybe the OP doesn't have more than 100 Euro to spend on a saddle.

B17 is €89 on bike24 which is still a bit expensive. Heard good reviews of the Charge spoon which is only €25, but haven't tried one yet. SPA cycles do a leather saddle that looks very like a Brooks for £40, again no idea what its like.

brownian

Charge spoon is quite comfy, but not in the same league as Brooks.Smaller, lighter and less ugly, though - and at 20-odd euro, a reasonable punt.

Rose also had a decent price on B17s.

You'd nearly buy the air-cushion one, just to see how crap it is....

OleRodrigo

This issue comes up from time to time.

Unless you have a steel framed bike with classical geometry, clean lines and Reynolds tubing, a brooks B17 will make you bike look daft. And we all know its better to have sore a**e ( and HTFU )than a silly looking bike, like you're heading to a circus audition or something.

The only solution to your problem is a new bike.

smacl

OleRodrigo wrote: »

This issue comes up from time to time.

Unless you have a steel framed bike with classical geometry, clean lines and Reynolds tubing, a brooks B17 will make you bike look daft. And we all know its better to have sore a**e ( and HTFU )than a silly looking bike, like you're heading to a circus audition or something.

The only solution to your problem is a new bike.

As a 50 year old lanky beardy bloke with a paunch whose cheeks tend to match the pink of his boards jersey half way up any decent climb, I don't think the Brooks saddle needs worry itself overly much about being the dodgiest looking thing on the bike

Mr. Grieves

brownian wrote: »

Charge spoon is quite comfy, but not in the same league as Brooks.Smaller, lighter and less ugly, though - and at 20-odd euro, a reasonable punt.

Rose also had a decent price on B17s.

I sold my Brooks and replaced it with a Charge Spoon - saddles are a personal thing and I didn't get on with the Brooks.

Anyway, OP, it's better to have padding in your shorts than in the saddle. Don't buy the awful looking one you linked to.