Oh, it's an interesting question - how would we design a saddle (or a system of saddles, which I think she means, ones that come in various sizes, shapes) for women if we could start from scratch?

I'm having a hard time thinking outside the box from the saddle that we're all used to, to something completely different.

Something that could be nice is a system that has more colors - maybe with removable covers. I know, having a saddle that is the color you want is kind of a luxury that most of us don't get to have.

I know that you can tune a brooks saddle for how tight it is - Can we make a saddle that has an adjustable cut out - There's room in the nose for a huge cut out say, but if you don't need one or don't need much of one, you can add something into it. Maybe a saddle that say it starts off pear shaped, but if you tighten something at various points, you can adjust the shape into a T shape - But having multiple of these so that you can pretty much morph the saddle into the shape you want. You could do something similar with the sitbone section - then the removable covers would be leather or whatever that you shrink down to cover the saddle shape that works for you. This of course won't come lightly, and most of us are reasonable weight weenies - putting a 5 lb saddle on a 16 lb bike makes no sense. So there could be a prototype saddle that you borrow from the local bike shop to make these sorts of adjustments till you find the perfect shape, and then a custom saddle could be made from that.


Of course - a lot of women ride brooks saddles because it's a leather system that they break into the contours of their body - But if KTK could design a system that basically makes a custom saddle that is perfect for whoever orders it - say by taking a mold of the nether regions or a prototype very adjustable saddle, that would improve on the brooks system...

But whether or not custom saddles are cost prohibitive... How much are most of us willing to spend on the perfect saddle? Brooks and high end saddles are probably about $120... Is $200 a fair price for absolutely custom? And is that a profitable model?


That's the best ideas I can come up with. I think.