I have one of these on EBay as we speak. A Scratch Pro TR. Great seat, but no good at all for little old me.
I can't really be bothered trolling through 9 pages of peoples preferences, but I now ride Prologo Scratch on the road and MTB.
The brand is not well know in aussie but the shape is similar to Fizik's Aliante so suitable of people with wider sitbones. This is also the saddle alot of roadie pro's ride both with logo's and without.
What saddle do you swear by?
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jathanas
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I use the 2011 Phenom Team - 143mm wide on both my MTBs. Completely satisfied with them.
I was having problems with saddles until I discovered the Specialized BG stuff.
HerdingCats
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No more Fizik Gobi for me ...
*sigh* ... broke my Gobi again, split in half while descending Kowalski's Sideshow. I know I should have been out of the saddle at the time, but I was at the back end of a double at 2 am and I downed when I should have upped ...
Back to the trusty Rocket V for me.
*sigh* ... broke my Gobi again, split in half while descending Kowalski's Sideshow. I know I should have been out of the saddle at the time, but I was at the back end of a double at 2 am and I downed when I should have upped ...
Back to the trusty Rocket V for me.
cleeshoy
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+1 on the Phenom for me as well.....I use a 143mm also. Prior to this I had a saddle that was 135mm (?) and after a few hours of riding my hips started to hurt. After getting a proper fit the hip pain disappearred. Amazing what a few mm each side can do.
I also have the 143mm Specialized Phenom, and have found it to be the most comfortable saddle I have ever used. I do however have a couple of issues with it.
The first one is that it does not have anything to stop the widest part of the saddle being damaged in a fall. The "Flush mounted scuff guards" do not extend to the widest part of the saddle.
The widest part of the saddle also comes to a slight point, and I have ended up with significant bruising on the inside of my legs from this when riding down rough trails out of the saddle.
I have also found the rear of the seat more likely to catch my knicks than some other saddles.
I need to get another saddle for another bike and I don't know what to get. At this stage I will probably stick with the Phenom, as it is very hard to tell if a saddle is going to be any good in the long term from a quick test ride.
The first one is that it does not have anything to stop the widest part of the saddle being damaged in a fall. The "Flush mounted scuff guards" do not extend to the widest part of the saddle.
The widest part of the saddle also comes to a slight point, and I have ended up with significant bruising on the inside of my legs from this when riding down rough trails out of the saddle.
I have also found the rear of the seat more likely to catch my knicks than some other saddles.
I need to get another saddle for another bike and I don't know what to get. At this stage I will probably stick with the Phenom, as it is very hard to tell if a saddle is going to be any good in the long term from a quick test ride.
This comment is probably not relevant to the current model Phenom without the forked saddle rear. Quoting from the specialized website "This featherweight competitive XC saddle, also ideal for road and 'cross, is tuned for stiffness and features a rounded tail that won't snag your baggies. "
loc81
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Finally got measured up- had to drive 40 mins each way to find a specialized dealer mind you. But I got some great service and they have a shitload of test saddles.
They gave me a 143mm Phenom to have a crack at, and went for a 30km road cruise yesterday. Shape wise, it seems to be spot on (no rubbing) but Jesus Christ it was hard! After a few k's I could already notice my sit bones- like I was pivoting on them. Then all last night post ride my tail bone was bloody sore.
I feel like I'm going around in circles and with the dirt works looming, I can pretty much bank on a heap of walking.
They gave me a 143mm Phenom to have a crack at, and went for a 30km road cruise yesterday. Shape wise, it seems to be spot on (no rubbing) but Jesus Christ it was hard! After a few k's I could already notice my sit bones- like I was pivoting on them. Then all last night post ride my tail bone was bloody sore.
I feel like I'm going around in circles and with the dirt works looming, I can pretty much bank on a heap of walking.
pistonbroke
Eats Squid
I have a Fizik plateau, a fizik gobi xm, a specialized phenom 130mand a stelle italia SLR gel flow xc.
I can ride with all of them but find the fiziks to be the best for long rides. The first couple of times I used the SLR were quite painful, but this seemed to improve. Have others found this with the slr? It seemed to bed in. It seems like the gel moulded to the shape of my ass after a few hours on it. Is this possible or is it more likely my ass got used to the shape?
And I too find the specialized very hard, but not uncomfortable.
I can ride with all of them but find the fiziks to be the best for long rides. The first couple of times I used the SLR were quite painful, but this seemed to improve. Have others found this with the slr? It seemed to bed in. It seems like the gel moulded to the shape of my ass after a few hours on it. Is this possible or is it more likely my ass got used to the shape?
And I too find the specialized very hard, but not uncomfortable.
pharmaboy
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Wow, nice dredge!
Agree for the toupe, but it broke after a few months - phenom is more likely to survive the ups and downs of mtb'ing.
Yeah I've got a couple of Selle Italias and have found in the last few months I've found my meat and 2 veg going completely numb on longer seated rides. I'm going to try a wider saddle to see if it helps.