Best Saddle Ever!

[Canuk]

Spoon I Up:
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On The Worlds Most Beautiful Bike

Nice that, excellent colour matching

 

[jim haseltine]

I think the Flite suits a lighter rider, ie under 90kg! I used a Flite for years on my trusty 979 and toured extensively in Italy with it and it was faultless. My pal on the other hand can't get on with them at all, but he's a big heifer at 99kg!

When I was racing I rarely topped 70kg and would have been pushing 85 when I started riding Flites. I even managed to make it down into the low 80s at the start of the decade. Currently I'm heading back that way from the mid 90s at the start of the year. Most of my problem is that my other half is an excellent cook who hasn't yet got the hang of only cooking for two of us rather than for an extended family.

 

[Canuk]

When I was racing I rarely topped 70kg and would have been pushing 85 when I started riding Flites. I even managed to make it down into the low 80s at the start of the decade. Currently I'm heading back that way from the mid 90s at the start of the year. Most of my problem is that my other half is an excellent cook who hasn't yet got the hang of only cooking for two of us rather than for an extended family.

Take it one kilo at a time! It's not easy to shift weight when your better half cooks like a demon

 

[Canuk]

Are there any sources for the Charge Spoon in the colours other than black?

 

[bikeworkshop]

All gone now. I'm surprised there are still black ones around.

 

[pigman]

I think the Flite suits a lighter rider, ie under 90kg! I used a Flite for years on my trusty 979 and toured extensively in Italy with it and it was faultless. My pal on the other hand can't get on with them at all, but he's a big heifer at 99kg!

I'll debunk that one now, being both a lard arse and someone who loves flites

 

[bikeworkshop]

I'll debunk that one now, being both a lard arse and someone who loves flites

It's not a strict rule, but if you collect a load of flite lovers, you'll find them tending towards light and favouring low handlebars. and maleness.
But far from exclusively so.

Ultimately, saddle choice is down to the rider, (both anatomy and personality) and you often need to ride a saddle quite a bit to Bond with it.

But once that bond is formed...
Just listen to the singing of Brooks lovers!

 

[Canuk]

Flites were normally the province of Saddle high/bars low racing bikes. Mines on the 979 was about 4 inches above the stem. It was extremely good handling and very very comfortable

 

[ChromeChainstay]

It's not a strict rule, but if you collect a load of flite lovers, you'll find them tending towards light and favouring low handlebars. and maleness.
But far from exclusively so.

Ultimately, saddle choice is down to the rider, (both anatomy and personality) and you often need to ride a saddle quite a bit to Bond with it.

But once that bond is formed...
Just listen to the singing of Brooks lovers!

that's funny. flites are all i use. old an new.
none of them have a cutout.

high saddle and low handlebar combo

 

[Canuk]

I was definitely a fan of the bum up/nose down style of cycling back in the day. Flites also looked the part on skinny steel frames, somehow they gave every bike they were put upon that certain bit of elegance and poise.