More exactly, I refer to full carbon seats like the ones from AX-lightness (http://www.ax-lightness.de/englisch/productssaddle.htm). Compared to the ordinary seats these seem insanely expensive. But they're custom-made and extremely light. I've heard that seats made of carbon (and carbon only, without cushioning) are the most comfortable seats around - at least for some riders. With a clear coating, a quality-made seat just might have a lifecycle vastly longer than most ordinary seats in the market. Am I being misleaded or just a sucker for good marketing?
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Carbon seat comfort & durability
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Bicycling Magazine did a good review of the three chief carbon saddles (the AX-Lightness Apollo, and the offerings from Selle San Marco and Selle Italia). As far as they were concerned, durability is one of the most questionable features for carbon saddles in general; their San Marco cracked on them after hitting a minor bump during regular road riding. The Italia model, according to the review, is difficult to distinguish from the standard SLR in terms of ride quality. It's not super comfy but it's super light and held up ok.
They did like the AX-L Apollo best, saying the custom fit feature is nice, the comfort level was generally very good, and that it was very durable -- it fared fine XC as well as on the road. And it's inexpensive among carbon seats.
Oh, and we're all suckers for marketing. Get one if it suits you and you want one. And you can afford it, of course.
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Bicycling Magazine did a good review of the three chief carbon saddles (the AX-Lightness Apollo, and the offerings from Selle San Marco and Selle Italia). As far as they were concerned, durability is one of the most questionable features for carbon saddles in general; their San Marco cracked on them after hitting a minor bump during regular road riding. The Italia model, according to the review, is difficult to distinguish from the standard SLR in terms of ride quality. It's not super comfy but it's super light and held up ok.They did like the AX-L Apollo best, saying the custom fit feature is nice, the comfort level was generally very good, and that it was very durable -- it fared fine XC as well as on the road. And it's inexpensive among carbon seats.
Oh, and we're all suckers for marketing. Get one if it suits you and you want one. And you can afford it, of course.
Thanks lokstah. Good to know that AX-L did so well in the test. I wouldn't buy one separately; there's a bike I'm interested in (more like dreaming of...) and the manufacturer does recommend Schnura's products.
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I don't think I have the nerve. 🙂
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