tryasaddle "try before you buy" coming soon ....... :)

jay197

Hi everyone,

I am in the process of now buying a range of "test" saddles now, as I am about to go "live" in a couple of weeks time with http://www.tryasaddle.co.uk , so if anyone in interested in trying a specific saddle, drop me a line at the website with the make and model etc, and I will do my very best to order one in as a "test" stock saddle.

I will try to get a good selection of "test" saddles from Fizik, Selle Italia, Prologo, and other popular brands, but if you have a specific saddle in mind, better to drop me a line on the website, as it may be a brand or model I have overlooked..... :oops:

I have not yet made a final decision on which cycling charity to support either, so suggestions welcome for that also.

Regards,

Jay.

Raffles

what would your price be for the loan of a particular saddle ?

id love to try a prologo scratch , but to buy them is seriously expensive.

alihisgreat

I know fizik already do test saddles.. in fact I think most proper LBS i've been into have test saddles.


So its probably not worth getting any Fizik saddles.

Paul 8v

This sounds like a great idea, I'd hate to spend £70 odd quid on a saddle only to find out it was really uncomfortable!

BobScarle

I think that it is an excellent idea. Finding the right saddle for you is, or at can be, a long process. How long will the loan period be? I would not consider a saddle tested with less than a months use.

Selle Italia C2 Gel Flow for me please. I would like to try one.

Bob

jay197

Raffles wrote:

what would your price be for the loan of a particular saddle ?

id love to try a prologo scratch , but to buy them is seriously expensive.

Hi Raffles, you are not the only one as we have so far recieved a huge demand for the Prologo range, and I am hoping to get their new 2013 models in stock also.

Unlike Specialized. or Fi'zik for example, it seems Prologo do not make any "test" saddles, so in such cases we will just use the normal "retail" saddle as the tester saddle that we send out to the customer to try.

Raffles

hi jay, what would a price estimate be for the trial of such a saddle ?

in the past ive shelled out £90 for a fizik arione and i may as well have been riding a saddle covered in abrasive sandpaper, and i wont make that mistake again. yours is a great idea and if you have the scratch saddle for trial then i will be contacting you.

jay197

BobScarle wrote:

I think that it is an excellent idea. Finding the right saddle for you is, or at can be, a long process. How long will the loan period be? I would not consider a saddle tested with less than a months use.

Selle Italia C2 Gel Flow for me please. I would like to try one.

Bob

Hi Bob, the standard loan period will always be 30 days, and within that trial period you can always return it early, or test another saddle, or place an order for a brand new saddle etc, so there will be a lot of flexibility as everyone is individual.

I am looking at a black Selle Italia C2 Gel Flow right now as I have ordered lot of them, and will be HIGHLY recommending and rating them as a "maximum" comfort saddle, and an excellent "sportive" saddle as if you are doing rides over 2 hours it is perfectly comfortable, and at around the £40 price range I expect them to fly out of the door to be honest.

Regards,

Jay.

jay197

Raffles wrote:

hi jay, what would a price estimate be for the trial of such a saddle ?

in the past ive shelled out £90 for a fizik arione and i may as well have been riding a saddle covered in abrasive sandpaper, and i wont make that mistake again. yours is a great idea and if you have the scratch saddle for trial then i will be contacting you.

Hi Raffles, the hire price will vary according to the retail price of the saddle, for example to hire a Selle Italia C2 Gel Flow for a month will only cost you £8 where as a Selle Italia SLR Tekno Flow Saddle (the one with the Carbon Rails) then the hire charge will be closer to £30 or £25.

As for the Scratch Pro saddle, then there are 5 or 6 different versions of it avaiable, and there is a new mid-range version of it being released for 2013 (will post a link when available),

Retail prices on the scratch pro range start from around £40 up to £200 depending on the model you need, so again the hire prices will range from £8 up to about £20 for the expensive ones.

(And don't forget the hire charges are completely refunded if you purchase a saddle from us in any case Raffles)

Regards,

Jay.

giant_man

the web site isn't working

jay197

giant man wrote:

the web site isn't working

works fine for me .....

"Big Brother" must not want you to hire a new saddle giant :P

Bozman

giant man wrote:

the web site isn't working

+1

nicklouse

Bozman wrote:

giant man wrote:

the web site isn't working

+1

It's not just you! http://www.tryasaddle.co.uk looks down from here.

http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ ... dle.co.uk/

giant_man

if you are going to display a URL then you should have a placeholder page up, at least saying 'coming soon' or something. Would have been better not telling us the web address imo ....

indyp

excellent idea and hope it works out well. I've been wanting to try a Fizik Aliante Versus for a while, and now I can! good luck.

g00se

I expect it's just that the domain name hasn't propagated around everyone's DNS servers yet. The error is a 'server not found' not a '404 page missing'.

jay197

giant man wrote:

if you are going to display a URL then you should have a placeholder page up, at least saying 'coming soon' or something. Would have been better not telling us the web address imo ....

The site is up and it does indeed say "coming soon" on the home page, and there is a contact us form there also.

I don't know why it is not working for you and the others?

I have even checked it on my mobile too just now and it is fine.

I will check the stats and throw custard pies at the hosting company for you :P

Regards,

jay.

jay197

NB. you mave have to use "control + F5" to actually force your browser to check as they usually "cache" the page once and just show you the cached page from earlier and not the "live" page.

jay197

g00se wrote:

I expect it's just that the domain name hasn't propagated around everyone's DNS servers yet. The error is a 'server not found' not a '404 page missing'.

ah thanks g00se, I shall let the hosting company know what's happened to people, as it has been working fine all day for me and my friends.

Regards,

Jay.

jay197

bah I spoke too soon, now it's down for me now......


bugger :P

Gizmodo

Great idea, I've tried all the Fizik test saddles from my LBS and still not found anything comfortable after 50 miles. I was thinking of Prologo but as you say, no test saddles. When your site's back up I'll be taking a look, I might try the Selle Italia C2 Gel Flow you seem to like.

Longershanks

Hello

Will you be getting any Selle San Marco test saddles?To be more specific the Aspide Arrowhead.
Ive worn two of these out over seven years and can't find them anywhere in the U.K. I emailed the U.K distributor and they told me they no longer carried this saddle. They weren't interested in getting me one either.

Will you be importing the saddles direct from the manufacturer?

Sorry for all the questions in my first post.

jay197

Longershanks wrote:

Hello

Will you be getting any Selle San Marco test saddles?To be more specific the Aspide Arrowhead.
Ive worn two of these out over seven years and can't find them anywhere in the U.K. I emailed the U.K distributor and they told me they no longer carried this saddle. They weren't interested in getting me one either.

Will you be importing the saddles direct from the manufacturer?

Sorry for all the questions in my first post.

Hi Shanks,

I was going to get a few (not all) from the San Marco range but can only source current stock (and the new 2013 stuff).

So have a look at these as see if you see it listed on there as available:

http://www.sellesanmarco.it/en/collezione/product_search-list.php?txtSearch=aspide

if not I can always speak to their product managers and find out which model is the direct replacement for the Arrowhead (assuming the basic design is still being used), as they do sometimes companies will make a minor "tweak" or two to an existing model, and then re-brand it as a "new" model, hehe.

Regards,

Jay.

Longershanks

Hi Jay,
Yes they have changed the name now. It is called the 'Aspide Racing Open'.

The last time i looked at the San Marco website it was still called the arrowhead, but that was probably around May time. It might not look like it but it's comfiest saddle i have ever used.

Hopefully this link will work. Would be interested in buying two or three of these for my bikes.

http://www.sellesanmarco.it/en/Collezio ... 0Open.html

Thanks
Dale.

jay197

Longershanks wrote:

Hi Jay,
Yes they have changed the name now. It is called the 'Aspide Racing Open'.

The last time i looked at the San Marco website it was still called the arrowhead, but that was probably around May time. It might not look like it but it's comfiest saddle i have ever used.

Hopefully this link will work. Would be interested in buying two or three of these for my bikes.

http://www.sellesanmarco.it/en/Collezio ... 0Open.html

Thanks
Dale.

I will check if the are in stock and get a good price for you Dale.

What colour did you want, the red and black one then ?

I will let you know in the week.

Regards,

Jay.

houndlegs

Hi jay
It says on you're website the trial period is 14 days,but you've said in this thread it's 30. I'd be interested in trying a few saddles(no idea which ones though) and I'd much rather test them for 30 days rather than 14.
How long is the test period going to be?

Cheers

Phil

jay197

houndlegs wrote:

Hi jay
It says on you're website the trial period is 14 days,but you've said in this thread it's 30. I'd be interested in trying a few saddles(no idea which ones though) and I'd much rather test them for 30 days rather than 14.
How long is the test period going to be?

Cheers

Phil

Hi Phil, it was going to be 14 days initially yes, but due to "overwhelming" popular demand it will now be a "30 day" trial, with the option to either return the "test" saddle any time within the trial period with no obligation, or try another saddle, or purchase a saddle etc.

The goal of the business is to make the whole process of finding, testing, and purchasing the right saddle a little easier and a little cheaper for the cyclist, so we will try to be as flexible as possible in the options we can offer the customer, and will always be open to suggestions and make changes accordingly.

For example, almost everyone I have spoken to, has suggested the importance of a "purchase review" on every saddle, just like "wiggle" and other online cycle retailers have, that way everyone can help each other out by mentioning the type of riding they are doing on that saddle, i.e the distance, number of hours spent on it, etc, which may help someone doing the same sort of riding in their choice.

I thought having customer "reviews" of saddles would not be useful, due to everyone being physically different etc, but what do I know hehe.

As soon as the server problems are sorted out on Monday I will update the temp home page accordingly in any case.

Regards,

Jay.

jay197

Gizmodo wrote:

Great idea, I've tried all the Fizik test saddles from my LBS and still not found anything comfortable after 50 miles. I was thinking of Prologo but as you say, no test saddles. When your site's back up I'll be taking a look, I might try the Selle Italia C2 Gel Flow you seem to like.

Aye loads of saddles are great for the first couple of hours and then............. :shock:

I have done 4-5 hours in it ,in complete comfort on my ever so stiff GT road bike, so it gets my vote, and the build quality is very solid, there is nothing worse than spending money on a new saddle, only to have the bloody seams falling apart after a couple of weeks, but the Selle Italia's are tough old birds.

It does seem to be an excellent value saddle, one for the longer rides and 100 mile+ "sportives"

Regards,

Jay.

lakeland

Working for me now

jay197

lakeland wrote:

Working for me now

I still blame wiggle

MattC59

Site works for me.