Quote Originally Posted by Cataboo View Post
Is $200 a fair price for absolutely custom? And is that a profitable model?
Considering the proliferation of 3-D printing these days, I think it's a viable model, but it might have to be just a little higher (even with a plastic shell and cromoly rails).

Custom foot orthotics done by computerized mapping and printing, with minimal expertise on the part of the person doing the scans, are around $250 a pair. I'm not sure how much profit is in there. Maybe it's just a market-determined price point with a lot of profit built in, so that saddles could be sold at the same price point. It's also true that 3-D printing has come a long way since that price point was set.

If there was any padding in the cover, that might add more expense, since the placement of the padding would have to be customized to the shell shape.

Custom carbon shells and/or carbon or titanium rails obviously would be a great deal more expensive, since off-the-shelf carbon saddles are already in that range.

But yeah - I agree it's at least a possibility.