Does anyone have any experience - even secondhand - with the Sportourer Kaalam saddle, or know what it's covered with ("skin FTG" doesn't tell me anything - I'm sure in this case FTG doesn't mean Full Thickness Graft!) ? The width (210) and weight (410g) both look very good.
http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30...ils&sku=SA3513
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03-28-2008, 08:50 AM #1
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03-28-2008, 10:43 AM #2
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After looking at this saddle on quite a few sites, it looks like there is no mention of actual leather anywhere. "Skin FTG" could just be their brand name for a leather-like vinyl. If it was real leather you can bet they would brag about it. Besides, it looks like genuine vinyl.
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03-28-2008, 11:49 AM #3
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It looks a quite high-quality vinyl (or as we call it: "vegan leather"
) if it is vinyl. I tend to agree with you that if it were leather, they'd probably say so.
Apparently it's made by Selle Italia, fwtw.
I'm a little unsure about the shape, since I'm quite knock-knee'd. I'd prefer a more definitely T-shaped one. And one that provided perineal pressure relief. But it seems to be the best one I've found so far that's (probably) not leather.
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