Road vs. MTB Saddle Question

[msl819]

I know saddle questions are inherently specific to the individual but I wanted to get an idea of what you all do.

For those who ride both road and MTB on a fairly consistent basis, do you use the same saddle for both? I tend to ride a MTB very differently than a road bike. I am very planted on a road saddle, seldom coming out of the saddle unless at a stop. MTBing requires much more up and down as well and shifting in every direction on the saddle. I have a road saddle I like but I am much less settled on the MTB saddle (not the same as road). So before I make any purchases I thought i'd inquire as to what you all do.

Just curious if most people on here who double dip find one saddle and stick with it or if they have a saddle they prefer for road and another for MTB. I know there is a butt for every seat, just curious as to what your butt prefers in saddle selection between the two disciplines.

[merlinmurph]

Same saddle everywhere.

[kingpin75s]

Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow on most road, gravel and mountain bikes I own.

[zambenini]

I use my dropper so much and ride SS, so it barely matters what saddle is on my MTB. Prefer them narrower for that reason. Was using Brooks C13s for both, but C13s have not held up for me. Starting to toy with different ones.

[Jaybee]

Silverados on my Mtbs and townie, Romins on my drop bar bikes. I find I benefit greatly from the channel cutout in the drop position. I also rarely ride with a chamois on my flat bar bikes.

[Ken Robb]

If you have a saddle that's comfy for long rides on the road bike when you rarely get up I'd guess it would also be good on a mtn. bike with lots of moving around. One factor to consider is that some mtn. bike saddles have reinforced sides to make them more durable if/when the bike is dropped.

[msl819]

Thanks all... my road saddle of choice (at the moment) is the Specialized Romin. it tends to be a long nosed saddle in my mind. I will toss one on the MTB and see how if turns out.

[CunegoFan]

Different saddles. The light weight road saddle would not hold up to frequent falls and crashes while MTBing. Plus a perfect saddle fit on an MTB does not matter as much because you are on and off the saddle and moving around so much.

[OtayBW]

I'm not a MTB guy, but these are convincing points....

[Jaybee]

Nm

[Jaybee]

If you’re picking a saddle specifically for MTB

1) you may want it a little flatter depending on how upright your position is
2) make sure you can get behind it easily - not too long, not too sticky
3) make sure that when you are behind it, it’s not pointing a sharp edge at your groin. Arione is a dangerous choice.

[rnhood]

I find some mtb saddles are just as good as the Romin, mainly because they have more padding or more flexible shells. I love the Romin feel, but just prefer more flex or padding. For this reason I often have a WTB saddle on my road bike.

WTB saddles are popular with mtb's, they are good, and they are cheap. And, they give you a trial period. So keep this in mind if you are wonder about mtb saddles on a road bike. They are worth trying inho, especially if you have tried multiple road specific saddles and they leave you wanting...or sore.

[vqdriver]

I used a bontrager saddle on my mtb years back that had the corners cutaway. This facilitated the ability to slide back behind it on steep drop offs cuz you're not just going up and down but a lot of fore/aft. Now with dropper posts it's a non issue.
I use a comfy road saddle and whatever looks matchy matchy on the mtb. I don't think it matters much

[HenryA]

+1 on flexible shells and not a real skinny saddle. I ride a hardtail and its nice to have a little soft resting place.

[floxy1]

I prefer a similar but not the same saddle for road and MTB. Road = Romin and MTB = Phenom. They have similar shape but MTB is shorter.