Best retro saddle for build - lightweight with comfort

[TheBear1978]

So I have decided to reactivate one of my previous bikes and am looking for a replacement retro saddle which needs to be lightweight but still have some comfort do looking for suggestions folks

 

[The History Man]

Age of bike? style? model? Colour? size? shape? inside leg? birthmarks? star sign?

 

[TheBear1978]

Age of bike? style? model? Colour? size? shape? inside leg? birthmarks? star sign?

1995 Cannondale m500 in Iceland Green Metallic with green pearl hyper-highlight.

Looking for black leather type, all retro parts currently (or to be) fitted including Hope, Easton, Syncros, Pace etc.

 

[madjh]

Flite titanium is a classic and in USA some one is selling NOS in ebay. Perfect for any retro build. A bit expensive.

there are lot of alternatives. Some days ago I have bought a NOS flite red letters and this one, I like a lot the way it looks, very popular in the 90´s and it is not very expensive:

But you can find easy a selle italia SLR 132, it is modern (not a 90´s, it is a 00`s) and looks a bit classic it is light, about 145gr. This option is valid if you are not rebuilding the bicycle to look stock, I think it will match the bicycle.

 

[TheBear1978]

Flite titanium is a classic and in USA some one is selling NOS in ebay. Perfect for any retro build. A bit expensive.

there are lot of alternatives. Some days ago I have bought a NOS flite red letters and this one, I like a lot the way it looks, very popular in the 90´s and it is not very expensive:

But you can find easy a selle italia SLR 132, it is modern (not a 90´s, it is a 00`s) and looks a bit classic it is light, about 145gr. This option is valid if you are not rebuilding the bicycle to look stock, I think it will match the bicycle.

Thanks for the suggestion, I have a genuine 1995 Flite Titanium for my Pace RC200F8 build but seem to remember it felt like ir was cutting me in half over long periods and that was when I was >20 years younger

The SLR could be just the ticket or I have seen this one

 

[Minifreak]

Turbo’s are very comfy and have that retro appeal, plenty of nicely aged ones kicking about or easy to buy a repro.

 

[xerxes]

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OK, neither of my suggestions are particularly lightweight, but saddles and grips are the two parts where I'll take comfort over weight, so here goes:

I used to find the Rolls pretty comfortable when I had one a while back, it's what I replaced the crappy saddle that came fitted to my first MTB with, way back in 1990: https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Selle-San-Marc ... 100914.htm.

Also, have you tried a leather saddle, I have a Spa Cycles Aire and I really like it; at £42.00 it's cheaper than a lot of "plastic" saddles: https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m2b0s204p0/ ... es-Leather

 

[KermitGKona88]

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One of the nicest retro saddles I ever rode on was the Ritchey Vector saddle and it has a classic shape too

 

[ishaw]

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Wtb sst-2k are pretty darn comfy, and ti railed too.

My fav saddle is a use carbon pro. Light and comfy, for me at least.

 

[madjh]

If you whant something confortable try those ones::

SDG. I use one of this in a modern bicycle and I like it:

Fizik plateau. I remember this one as my first confortable seat.

But arses are like opinions, everybody has one