Saddle and Post..
shanta
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Can anyon please reconmend an excellent light buget seat (around £30-£40 and available in white) and also a budget carbon seat post, if thats not a contradiction, for my FSR Pro. New or im willing to buy secondhand if anyone has one.
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Saddle: charge spoon Ti - £40 from wiggle...
post, dunno. on the lookout myself!{insert smartarse comment here}0 -
Cheers,
Is it comfy though?0 -
For many yes.
Not many budget carbon posts about, but a good budget alloy one is the SMICA Pro.0 -
Doubt youll do much better than this money wise
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... egoryId=550 -
Any views on this one?
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Thomson_Elite_Setback_Seat_Post/5300005865/
Is it likely to be an improvement (or worth bothering) on a stock seat post? Like the idea of the set back to give the option of opening up the Hardrock cockpit a bit more.2015 Nukeproof Mega TR 275 in raw0 -
M1llh0use wrote:Saddle: charge spoon Ti - £40 from wiggle...
post, dunno. on the lookout myself!
Not sure whether 15 grams is worth an extra £20!
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Charg ... 360029530/
(unless the specs are wrong)0 -
didn't realise there was on a couple of grams in it.
Cromo FTW!!
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i second the spoon saddle. But just a heads up, white saddles tend to go yellow...0
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JxL wrote:M1llh0use wrote:Saddle: charge spoon Ti - £40 from wiggle...
post, dunno. on the lookout myself!
Not sure whether 15 grams is worth an extra £20!
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Charg ... 360029530/
(unless the specs are wrong)
You speaketh the truth. I have got a charge Spoon on my MTB and Roadbike, in black though cos I'm hetrosexual :P
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I just bought Thomson set back seatpost and Charge Leather Ti Spoon saddle to replace SDG post and Bel Air SL saddle.
Very comfy and well made - well happy0 -
Which Thompson? The Elite? How light/heavy?2015 Nukeproof Mega TR 275 in raw0
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HardrockRob wrote:Is it likely to be an improvement (or worth bothering) on a stock seat post? Like the idea of the set back to give the option of opening up the Hardrock cockpit a bit more.
Thompson Elite seatposts IMO are some of the best you can buy. Setback is a personal thing, but I'd say you can't go far wrong with one of those.0 -
Thomson Elite IS the best seatpost you can buy, as long as you are not trying to make a bike that is too small for you fit by running the saddle all the way back
the Thomson post has the best strength to weight ratio and value for money, best manufacturing quality, failure mode if you crash and a sublime design - as a trained Industrial Designer I appreciate Thomsons stems and posts for the right reasons!
I own 5 Thomson seatposts and 4 Thomson stems on my bikes
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of course saddles are a very personal thing, but its awesome value for money, crazy light and so comfortable I haven't even bothered riding in padded shorts!Call 01372 476 969 for more information on UK\'s leading freeride park - Esher Shore www.eshershore.com0 -
Elite Setback
Strangely this is one item I fitted to the bike without weighing!
It seems to be a similar weight to the SDG stuff I had before maybe a slight bit heavier.
But to be honest the build quality of both items was far superior (and looked nice with my Thomson stem :oops: ) so any changes in weight didnt bother me.0 -
The spoon sounds great but Wiggle have only got the 138 and i need 146 plus i have read a few reviews where people have complained about the stitching causing chaffing????0
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Another vote for the Spoon here. Not had any problem with the stitching chafing, but then I always wear clothes when cycling!
As far as I'm aware, they only do one width.Boardman Road Comp '08
Spesh FSR XC Expert '080 -
Same thoughts here on width and chaffage - I also cycled clothed - except some Sundays :oops:0
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Thats where im going wrong then, must try clothes.0
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Spoon rocks, just got a Knife for the road bike, that was a worrying move but fine so far.
Pro Bike Kit is always good for cheap unbranded carbon, just got myself a post for about £12, 27.2mm only though, SMICA always highly regarded (especially by Sonic!), and my Titec has done my 14.5 stone proud for last 12 months and still going strong.0 -
I have had my seat bone width measured at two LBS and had different readings from each?? Does the Spoon come in various widths? When riding with my current perch my toes tend to go numb, is that purely down to an incorrect saddle?0
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not necessarily, could also be a lower back issue, more likely though is the saddle restricting blood flow.
More likely still is that your shoes are too tight, your feet swell when riding, moreso when it is hot. After 30mins or so stop and re-adjust your footwear, then you should be fine.0 -
I do get some lower back pain after a while? I am at cannock tomorrow so will try loosening my shoes as you suggested.
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Rode cannock for a couple of hours today with loosened shoes. It was a bit better in the numb toe dept but still not comfortable.
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