Saddle for AM/FR/DH build

pesky_jones

Hi

Looking for a FR/AM saddle for under £50 preferably.

The bike is a dartmoor hornet AM hardtail, and will be used for mainly FR, some DH and AM.

Also, getting a bit tarty but the whole bike is pretty much black, and ideally I'd like a leather (coloured) saddle to go with brown grips I'm getting.

Any reccomendations?

cooldad

Charge Spoon obviously.

pesky_jones

Thanks, is it a common choice then?

The Northern Monkey

Only problem with a spoon for DH is that the tip is quite thin so its more difficult to grip it with your knees (if needed) and it can be tooo grippy when you want to slide your arse quickly off the back - my opinion anyway.

As an all round xc/am saddle they are great though!

pesky_jones

The Northern Monkey wrote:

Only problem with a spoon for DH is that the tip is quite thin so its more difficult to grip it with your knees (if needed) and it can be tooo grippy when you want to slide your ars* quickly off the back - my opinion anyway.

As an all round xc/am saddle they are great though!

Ok, I've never gripped the saddle with my knees anyway, I've always thought it was bad technique? But I do know exactly what you mean by needing to slide off the back quickly and this may be an issue - can't imagine it really being that grippy though.

pesky_jones

The Northern Monkey wrote:

As an all round xc/am saddle they are great though!

It's a shame as It won't be used much for XC/AM, wish it was the other way round

cooldad

Charge Bucket then.

pesky_jones

obviously

nicklouse

Pesky Jones wrote:

Ok, I've never gripped the saddle with my knees anyway, I've always thought it was bad technique?

Not in DH. Bu as you don't really have a DH bike don't worry.

As to the saddle are your current ones comfortable? Get the same then.

rockmonkeysc

Charge Spoon is a bit weak for DH. Nice xc saddle though.
Try to get something with an I beam or 8mm rails.
The Nukeproof plasma saddle with ti rails is also good but not comfortable.
And if you grip your saddle with your knees you have serious technique issues.

mcnultycop

Not the colour you want, but have a look at one of these. I've got one on the FS at the moment. Only £20 odd (with the sample sticker, £70 without, apparently you can get them off in any case but I haven't tried) and pretty good all round.

mcnultycop

Not the colour you want, but have a look at one of these. I've got one on the FS at the moment. Only £20 odd (with the sample sticker, £70 without, apparently you can get them off in any case but I haven't tried) and pretty good all round.

pesky_jones

nicklouse wrote:

Pesky Jones wrote:

Ok, I've never gripped the saddle with my knees anyway, I've always thought it was bad technique?

Not in DH. Bu as you don't really have a DH bike don't worry.

What? I don't want to get in to the technical defintions of each discipline of riding - but are you telling me, that riding a dartmoor hornet down a downhill track that I shouldnt grip with my knees, but if I then ride a trek session then I'ts now good technique to grip with my knees, down the same track?