Flites - the pecking order....

[PIGEON]

I just bought myself a Flite with kevlar shoulders for my Klein, to replace the ugly modern Bontrager saddle. I'd rather have had one without the kevlar, but for €5 for a near new condition I'm still pretty chuffed!

 

[kaiser]

Grey and white and proforated white are nice. I really like alpes though, I rememeber being taken in by the blurb and needed one

 

[the great roberto]

Flites ? Had a few. Seen here at a recent convention in Kent.

My fav is the red one.

 

[tintin40]

I remember buying the first full Carbon flite when it came out and it was the most expensive in the range & lightest.

 

[mrkawasaki]

Shuffle the order of original Flites (rarest to the top) IYHO:

Flite Red Label
Flite White Label
Flite White
Flite Green
Flite Red
Flite Blue
Flite Grey
Flite Yellow
Flite Magnolia
Flite Black Perforated
Flite Carbon Evo I
Flite Carbon Evo II
Flite Carbon EVO III

Add other sitings of the original, non-Kevlar models please!

I have those in italics BTW.

 

[mountainloz]

i had the original black one, also later had the half yellow, half black which i think was quite a rarity
it can be seen on my old specialized ground control and my old coyote f2

 

[Jupke]

1994 Red Logo Flite perforated. Don't know where it stands in the pecking order though.

 

[DM]

1994 Red Logo Flite perforated. Don't know where it stands in the pecking order though.

It's shite.
And so is that seatpost.
I'll take them off your hands for €10

Actually, I love the perforated ones. And they seem to be quite rare. That one of yours looks amazing.

I have a black "TT" version. I think it's relatively late. But it doesn't have any Kevlar etc. and it looks very simple, like the original style. VERY light. And expensive when new, I think.

Where does it rank on the scale of "Flite-lust"?

I love some of the plain colors. Plain green and plain orange are amazing.
IF ONLY they had made suede-covered versions like the black or brown suede versions that Kashimax occasionally did for their MX and Aero saddles... Mmmmm!

 

[CarrotCake]

I sold one of these earlier in the year..

It commanded quite a bit of money on eBay.

My own personal favorite version is the TT version which I have on two of my bikes. I also have an original version in a cream leather color which I also have a soft spot for.

 

[mynchiboy]

Flites are ace I've a '91 stamped red label flite tucked away for a rainy day...others I own/use are a '95 transalp and two '96 alpes with the cutaway sides. I still like the shape of the original a little more though. Evos are very cool