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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Illinois
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    191

    Selle Royal Lookin

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    I really like this saddle. I have the moderate, so it's a bit wide (199 mm) but it is really good for me. It doesn't have a cut out, it's actually pretty darn flat, but it totally works for me. It's wide in the back and narrows in the horn so it isn't chafing my thighs. I have wide sit bones (not sure the exact measurement). I'm also a big (200+) gal with more butt than chest, and I seem to squish into a cut out and it's really not comfortable. My longest ride on this saddle has only been 12 miles, but it was really comfy and even from the very first time I rode on it, I didn't have any soreness at all, even when I got back on the next day. So far I have ridden about 60 miles on it and have had no soreness at all. With my old saddle (Selle Stratos Hyperplush that came with the bike), I was really hurting after only a few miles and the next day was brutal as well. That saddle was more rounded on the top and narrower, and my sit bones were straddling it and I did not realize this until I started riding again this year 5+ years off.

    Anyway, I do like this saddle. I know it won't last as long as a Brooks but it works for me and for what I ride now. Maybe if I continue to ride more and more I will invest in a Brooks (I think the B68 would be plenty wide for me) but for a $50 saddle, I am very pleased with it. It is heavy, though, at 545g. My bike is a tank anyway
    "A bicycle does get you there and more. And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun."

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Wellesley, MA
    Posts
    361
    I had one of these for a while- great for more upright riding! Didn't work in the drops though- too much ladybits squashing. Great comfy saddle!
    Support me in my fight against MS as I ride the Cape Cod Getaway MS150! Marian's Marauders Team Page

 

 

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