Charge Spoon vs Knife

jas_kidd32
jas_kidd32 Posts: 6
edited May 2009 in MTB buying advice
Spoon Cro-Mo vs Knife

I'm torn between these two. My priority is comfort as the weight of the two don't differ that much. How much different are they dimensionally?

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  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    Don't know about the knife, but I have a couple of Charge Spoons and they're very comfy
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    The Knife is the road version of the Spoon - flatter, stiffer, lighter etc.

    The Spoon is a very comfortable saddle but when other saddles are just broken in, the Spoon is past its best. The rails start to sag and the base flexes too much but for £20 what can you expect. The grey Spoon with white rails looks very good.
  • papasmurf.
    papasmurf. Posts: 2,382
    Spoons great, but as mentioned above it has a limited life. The knife is more xc race\road version of the sppo, same general shapr just slimmed down
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Yeah, the Knife's not made as a road saddle, though it'd do fine for that, it's just a light XC saddle. And very good! It's less shaped and much less padded than the Spoon, I have both, but I don't find it much less comfy. The ti rails seem to give it a bit more shock absorption and the minimal padding is enough to avoid being uncomfortable, though it's no sofa. I think I slightly prefer the Spoon, on balance, for its larger seat and slightly better comfort but they're both great saddles.

    I've had no issues with the Spoon wearing, but it hasn't done huge miles. The Knife's done a decent distance and also had a really nasty hard flip land right on it in rocks, it's scraped but it survived well, not a hint of bend in the rails. Impressive stuff I thought. No rips, just scuffs.
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