Saddles: which perch and why?

[Markybeau]

I read a lot about modern saddles offering an advantage over the more traditional.

What do you go for? - old school and modern

Which offers most comfort?

Bang for your buck?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Brooks B17 or Pro, Certain Specialized BG saddles. Both are comfortable for me. Considerable hipster tax on Brooks now, the Spa leather saddles work for me too.

 

[mk one]

Flite for aesthetics, a more modern saddle for comfort, which has been moved between lots of bikes over the years and the logos are now worn off so cant remember the model.

 

[Tootyred]

Im with @Guinessisgoodforyou specialized bg are ace.

As for retro, flites....more the gel ones now as my butt seems to be getting more bony!... i know people hate them, but after all these years i now have a flight shaped butt, so total comfort.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I think my backside has just been beaten into Brooks compatibility, fine once broken in, up to then

 

[grantoury]

I use leather saddles for everything; Brooks, Lepper, Blb, Gyes, Selle Montegrappa, Selle Italia, Gilles Berthoud.

 

[Tsundere]

Flite for nostalgia feels and aesthetics, Brookes C15 for daily and Fizik Terra Argo for long rides.

At some point I'd like to try a leather Brookes from new to see if they live up to the hype.

 

[brocklanders023]

My default has been the Charge Spoon (or other branded version) for years. Cheap and pretty comfy.

 

[benjabbi]

I used to exclusively use Flites but somewhere along the line my butt must have changed shape! I can only stand it for 10 or so miles these days. For retro, Bontrager, both Velo and Selle San Marco made, work for me which is handy. Shout out to the WTB SST as well. Modern and overall best is the Fabric Scoop Shallow. They're like they were made for me, absolute comfort.

 

[Lucidone]

WTB SST 98 - fits, light, durable.
Leather WTB Shadow V - fits me, very light, appearance.
Charge Spoons do the job too.