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The SLRs I have now want you to be in ONE specific spot and finding that one spot isn't easy M |
#17
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Flites
I’m still using original flites on my bikes. I’ve tried modern saddles and still go back to my favorite flite genuine gel. Still works with my added poundage.
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How do Ariomnes compare? They work so well for me that I don't remember if I liked Flites?
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Like a lot of things, it's very personal. Might still work for you, but looking at it from a more practical level, modern saddles (usually) have much more going for them.
As others noted, no pressure relief, and they tend to sag significantly with age. I put one on my trainer bike and it works fine for that purpose, but no longer for longer rides outside. As much to do with me as the saddle though. My position, strength and pain tolerance has changed at bit in 35 years ;-) So much also depends on how you have the bike set up. My personal fav is still a rolls, have them on two bikes, but they're vintage bikes with a more upright riding position where my hips don't rotate as far forward. On a modern bike I need to go with a flatter top and some form of pressure relief to let my hips roll forward. |
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The increased stiffness changed the way I sit on the saddle, and I can no longer use them. But we're all different... |
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I keep going back to the Rolls as well. Not the lightest but it works for me. But the early Flites did too.
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