Female Specific Bike Saddle

[Rebecca19804]

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.

Good point. In the past 12 years, I've had two sets of orthotics made up. Probably should have had them re-done at closer intervals. Yes, not cheap but as my mother says 'you only get one pair of feet'.

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?

When you consider how many saddles many of us have bought over the years, USD200-250 for a custom one sounds damn reasonable to me!

(anyone else bought more than one Brooks? )