Rido saddles

PaddyG68
PaddyG68 Posts: 34
edited August 2014 in MTB buying advice
Having been an on-and-off sufferer of "numb-nuts" syndrome, I have been looking at saddles to try and alleviate this. Rido saddles seem to have pretty good right-ups, especially for their Rlt saddles for road-bikes, which I intend to order for my Cannondale CAAD8. However for my Scott Spark, I was wondering if it is worth getting this saddle too, or possibly the Rido R2 saddle, which is a more comfort/touring based design? The numbing sensation is not as severe on the MTB, but it can crop up, along with arse-ache after longer rides. I'm not a racer or downhiller, just a XC rider for the pleasure and fitness. Anyone tried the R2 on their MTB? Opinions?
2011 Scott Spark Team 29er
2014 Cannondale CAAD8 7 Sora

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  • warpcow
    warpcow Posts: 1,448
    Unless we're talking about something like Charge Spoons I'd skip the trial and error and find an LBS, or two, that offers demo saddles. SDG, Fizik and Specialized do them, and probably a few others. It's how I found my current saddle.
    Commie Meta SL
    Evil Sovereign
    Santa Cruz Heckler (gone)
    On One Inbred (gone)
    Ragley Mmmbop (gone)
  • PaddyG68
    PaddyG68 Posts: 34
    LBS?
    Local Bike Shop?
    2011 Scott Spark Team 29er
    2014 Cannondale CAAD8 7 Sora
  • Long_Time_Lurker
    Long_Time_Lurker Posts: 1,068
    PaddyG68 wrote:
    LBS?
    Local Bike Shop?
    Yep...
    2007 Felt Q720 (the ratbike)
    2012 Cube Ltd SL (the hardtail XC 26er)
    2014 Lapierre Zesty TR 329 (the full-sus 29er)
  • berm bandit
    berm bandit Posts: 72
    Don't wind him up Lurker..... Its Lumpy Balls Specialist :shock:
  • PaddyG68
    PaddyG68 Posts: 34
    berm bandit wrote:
    Don't wind him up Lurker..... Its Lumpy Balls Specialist :shock:

    After an hour on my Cannondale, I couldn't tell what state my balls were in, lumpy or otherwise. :?
    2011 Scott Spark Team 29er
    2014 Cannondale CAAD8 7 Sora
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    What saddles are you on now?

    Not sure about Cannondale's but the Giant Saddles on their Rincons are the work of a devil or a gynaecologist after more work, they are awful, I use an old Carrera saddle on the Giant rental bikes I use!
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • PaddyG68
    PaddyG68 Posts: 34
    I'm on the standard Cannondale saddle which came with the bike, and I still use the Scott saddle on my Spark.
    2011 Scott Spark Team 29er
    2014 Cannondale CAAD8 7 Sora
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Have you played with the saddle angle? I had numb nuts all day Saturday (big ride) - 2 turns on the bolts to tilt the saddle forward and Sunday was a whole different ball game... pun intended.
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • andrewjoseph
    andrewjoseph Posts: 2,165
    The R2 has quite a wide back, it made getting off the back of the saddle on steep downhill sections very difficult.

    If I was to get any Rido saddle at all it would be the road one.
    --
    Burls Ti Tourer for Tarmac, Saracen aluminium full suss for trails
  • PaddyG68
    PaddyG68 Posts: 34
    andrewjoseph wrote:
    The R2 has quite a wide back, it made getting off the back of the saddle on steep downhill sections very difficult.

    If I was to get any Rido saddle at all it would be the road one.

    That's kind of what I was thinking. As I said, I've ordered the Rlt for my road bike; if I'm happy with it, I'll get one for the MTB as well.
    2011 Scott Spark Team 29er
    2014 Cannondale CAAD8 7 Sora

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