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Old 12-17-2018, 01:26 PM
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Tell me what I am missing in the differences in these two saddles...

Is it literally 4grams difference going from Alloy to Titanium for $30 more?
I am going to order two of them, so please offer me a hand here.


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https://www.specialized.com/us/en/ro...=230953-156048
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Old 12-17-2018, 01:50 PM
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I had looked at these saddles at one point bc of positive reviews; they looked interesting. I *think* the ones with "Gel" in the name may have more padding, but I'm really not sure.

I agree that the model nomenclature is super confusing.
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Old 12-17-2018, 01:58 PM
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I just purchased the EVO Comp because 4 grams savings wasn't worth $30 to me. So far so good!
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Old 12-17-2018, 02:37 PM
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In addition to the 4 grams on the saddle, it will also make your wallet lighter, saving even MORE weight! How could you not buy it?!
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Old 12-17-2018, 04:10 PM
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Some riders prefer Ti rails.
Don't bother me.
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Old 12-17-2018, 04:22 PM
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Obviously CR-Mo hollow rails are pretty light and strong. In these saddles, not much reason to pay up for Ti.
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Old 12-17-2018, 04:24 PM
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This is the same thing with Fabric. Barely any gram diff between the ti and cromo. Their marketing thing is that TI is more comfortable. I don't buy it though and only reason I have the TI saddles is because I got them for almost the same as the chromos (or got it used for an even better deal)



Also, Spesh needs to stop painting saddle rails. What a dumb idea. Paint comes out within 5 minutes of clamping the saddle and looks like crap.
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