SI Turbomatic, SSM Aspide Glamour, Ruby...T-shaped Saddle Chat HERE!

[nscrbug]

My bike came with stock with a Prologo women's saddle too...it's way too narrow, so definitely not for me. If anyone here wants to try it, I'd be happy to get rid of it...as it is just collecting dust in a storage bin. Oh, and it's white...if that matters. I don't actually know the measurements, but I could take some if requested.

Linda

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Linda, any idea which model it is? I may snag it for my hubby if it's the same one he likes.

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Saddle is here...it really does look narrow and is very domed. And FIRM. Hmmm...tonite we'll get out for a 20 miler and I should have a better idea whether or not it will work. It's a very nice saddle. Real leather. Not sure how they measured it, since it's actually wider than 153mm at its widest. But it looks narrower than my Ruby 155.

If it doesn't work I have NO idea what I will end up on (I need to see if that SSM Glamour Arrowhead is less domed, then, I think). Kinda nervous about that ride across the state in 8 days, too. I'd probably ride the Ruby.

[bluebug32]

I think I'll order a Turbomatic to try (this sounds like an infomercial). Any recommendations from where to order it from? I need to be able to return it if it doesn't work, since I'm already stuck having to sell a Specialized Romin and a Fizi:k Aliante.

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I think I'll order a Turbomatic to try (this sounds like an infomercial). Any recommendations from where to order it from? I need to be able to return it if it doesn't work, since I'm already stuck having to sell a Specialized Romin and a Fizi:k Aliante.

I'd recommend holding on for maybe a week. There are 3-4 of us who are JUST trying them this week. You can probably score a bit of a deal from one of us here at TE, assuming that it doesn't work for us all. I can generally tell after 10-20 miles if a saddle is going to be a good fit for me, so I may even have one available in a few hours.

[bluebug32]

I'd recommend holding on for maybe a week. There are 3-4 of us who are JUST trying them this week. You can probably score a bit of a deal from one of us here at TE, assuming that it doesn't work for us all. I can generally tell after 10-20 miles if a saddle is going to be a good fit for me, so I may even have one available in a few hours.

Good idea. And I'll certainly pass along the Romin or Aliante if anyone is interested.

[kermit]

Ok, so I just played with the SI turbomatic and wow is it more narrow. I compared it to my vesta and Affinity RXL and it is way smaller. I didn't even mount it. The sloping seat area makes it much to narrow for my 150 seat bones. The cutout is nice and the saddle is not too hard or too soft. It flexes in the middles but the way it slopes is really misleading with the alleged 153. I had ordered mine through Amazon and it came from Niagara cycle for $108. I think thats a decent deal considering the ebay prices. I am sending it back.
Gonna give the vesta a longer go!

[nscrbug]

Linda, any idea which model it is? I may snag it for my hubby if it's the same one he likes.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe it is the Prologo Kappa Dea.

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Hmmm...his is the Scratch Pro. Not sure how much difference there is between them. Though my hubby generally seems happy on pretty much any saddle he tries. Wish I were so lucky.

[nscrbug]

Ughhh...well after reading a few of the Turbo test rides, I'm not very optimistic about mine tomorrow. DH mounted the saddle and I will ride it in the morning. Forecast is calling for spotty showers, so we may have a rain-shortened ride...which might not be such a bad thing if this saddle starts causing problems for me. I will post my thoughts after I return from my ride.

Linda

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nscrbug - you got a pic of the prologo? might be interested in giving it a go.

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nscrbug - you got a pic of the prologo? might be interested in giving it a go.

I can snap a few after I get back from riding this morning.

[nscrbug]

@roguedog....I apologize for not getting pics of my Prologo saddle up for you yet. My camera hasn't been used in quite some time, so of course, when I went to turn it on...dead batteries! I'm charging it up overnight and will take some pics and post tomorrow.