Best / Most comfortable touring saddle

fieldmousecp

I do about 1000 miles a year touring , and I need to replace my Selle San Marco Rolls saddle (broken rail) which has served me pretty well for about 7 years. I would be quite happy to replace it with the same again , but any suggestions for a better / more comfortable one ? I'm a 63 yr.old male weighing abot 14 stone , and I don't fancy one which I would have to "wear in ", such as a Brooks

rdaviesb

If Brooks isn't an option, then track down a Rolls. It would be my second choice.

gordycp

All my Brooks "Team Professional" saddles have been comfy right out of the box.

You can't beat a Brooks. (IMHO)

Unknown

My favourite is Bodyfit Ascent Ti. No need to break it in.

DTH

"selle san marco era plus" is an excerlent saddle if you get on the rolls it should fit you well.

if it's not dripping of your nose, your not trying!

Noodley

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All my Brooks "Team Professional" saddles have been comfy right out of the box.

You can't beat a Brooks. (IMHO)
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same here. Mind you i have only had one...perfect from the first ride.

mrushton

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I do about 1000 miles a year touring , and I need to replace my Selle San Marco Rolls saddle (broken rail) which has served me pretty well for about 7 years. I would be quite happy to replace it with the same again , but any suggestions for a better / more comfortable one ? I'm a 63 yr.old male weighing abot 14 stone , and I don't fancy one which I would have to "wear in ", such as a Brooks
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Selle Anatomica Titanica with 'Clydesdale' option

www.mcmwin.com

M.Rushton

Asterixcp

I have been using Brooks a long time. My favourite is the B17 with Ti rails. I have 2 both of which have been reasonably comfortable to start with (doing 100 miles). On my tourer, I cycled across France with one when it was effectively new (got it cheap, probably because it was grey) and it was fine. It's nearly black now.

Pour vivre heureux, vivons le v‚lo..

wotbus@

[:)] Hi.
From a slightly lighter 64yr old to a 63yr old, replace the one you are happy with [:D]
Other guys will only recommend the ones THEY are happy with. For 7yrs and 7k miles you have been good friends with your Rolls, so go with the same again if you can.
No, I don't use one and have never used one and because of this - how can I or anyone else in the same position possibly recommend one which is more comfortable for you...
Any new saddle has a "get acquainted" period, some longer than others. The problem is this: the saddle is the most intimate and personal contact you have with your bike and we are all different. With this in mind I can tell you that the only saddle which has stopped me standing on the pedals every 40odd miles to relieve pressure is my Selle Italia Genuine Gel Pro Link. So good I move it between my tourer to my road bike
Having said that, it may be useless for you of course [;)]
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Bike_Parts_A ... _Gel_Seats
(The link is just to show a picture)

freddered

My Brooks didn't need breaking in, a lot of people find the same.

More long-distance tourists use Brooks than any other saddle.

That's all I'm saying on the subject.

CyclepathToHell

sorry to swim against the tide but my brooks team pro was a nightmare.

it crushed my junk no matter what i did - i adjusted it, proofed it. it always felt like some hard as hell torture device. i did a few thousand miles on it and it killed my organ

i am one of the few who has had a bad time with brooks and won't go there again , ever.