Selle An-Atomica vs. Brooks

[kayandallie]

Back to topic: I just tried out my new An-Atomica today and I love it! I had two Brooks; the Team Pro and the Team Pro S and although I liked them, I was never able to get comfy.

[lattae]

I'd like to try the An- Atomica saddle but have concerns about the durablity of it compared to the Sella Italia gel flow saddle. My problem is I sweat a great deal and the surface of my gel flow saddle degrades and a hole will wear thru the saddle... Does anyone know if the An- Atomica saddle will hold up well after biking in hot sweaty summers? I have to replace my gel flow saddle after one year of use and it becomes expensive to do this year after year. I'm happy with the fit of my present saddle but don't want to keep purchasing new saddles yearly.. thanks

[redrhodie]

Just got my new An-atomica. I think I'm in love. Apart from being the most comfortable saddle I've sat on by far, it's so beautiful. It has a shaker-like simple beauty, nothing there that doesn't serve a purpose. It definitely looks handmade. I got the red one, what a surprise !

As I sat on it, my sit-bones made contact, and the rest of it disappeared. I felt nothing between my legs, and the pain I often get on the ouside of my right hip didn't come. I know now I was sitting on my perineum on my old saddle, and it was too wide, which gave me a lovely hematoma which would recur after long rides.

I hope it will last a long time. It's made of a weather proof leather that doesn't need conditioning. I'll let you know in the summer how it's holding up.

[Andrea]

I'd like to try the An- Atomica saddle but have concerns about the durablity of it compared to the Sella Italia gel flow saddle. My problem is I sweat a great deal and the surface of my gel flow saddle degrades and a hole will wear thru the saddle... Does anyone know if the An- Atomica saddle will hold up well after biking in hot sweaty summers? I have to replace my gel flow saddle after one year of use and it becomes expensive to do this year after year. I'm happy with the fit of my present saddle but don't want to keep purchasing new saddles yearly.. thanks

I just saw this- I don't know if you got one, but I wanted to add that I had two an-atomicas. I thought they were definately the most comfortable thing I've ridden on, but within a couple of months, both stretched to the point of being at the end of the tensioning bolt and then began to chafe because I couldn't tension them any more and they continued to stretch. I'm well under the weight limit to where they recommend getting the clydesdale model, and I cared for the saddle according to the manufacturer's recommendation.

I'm currently on the lookout for something that's just as comfortable but more durable (Brooks didn't work because I need a cutout).

[mimitabby]

Did you contact the manufacturer? My husband has one and has at least 10,000 miles on it with no problem.. SO maybe they can be replaced?

[Andrea]

The 2nd one was a warranty replacement for the 1st. I decided not to get it replaced again because I will be racing in some NRC races this year, and the saddle is very long. It violates the UCI saddle rules by both being over 27.5cm long and by the nose being too far over the BB.