AliX Triathlon seat

[womble73]

Hey All,

Anyone got a good lead on a comfortable triathlon seat on Ali?
I was looking at asn pl1.1 seat. Are there any other which people have found comfortable?

Thanks

[Serge_K]

Are triathletes still using these ISM saddles? I thought they'd gone out of style. These, second hand, a easy to find.
On AliX, i've bought several saddles, like fizik knock offs w a short nose and a relief channel, which is usually what you want to be in aero position. The 3d printed saddles so popular now also have that design, to a large extent (wide frontal area with a relief channel).
I've bought various saddles and sold the ones i didnt agree with, if you buy the heavy versions, they're usually super cheap, so you can experiment with what you get along with best for cheap. There's no 1 saddle fits all, anatomic differences, as even the bib itself can turn a great saddle into a bad one. Too many variables to have a gold standard, afaik.

[womble73]

Thanks it sounds like I need to do a lot of testing. I put a ec90 on my current TT bike but after about 2 hours I am getting some pain. I figured people might have been able to steer me in the right direction. Channel vs open front. I will review the shapes a bit more and collect a few over the next few weeks.

The ISM looks super chunky and if being honest not that comfortable but had decent reviews on tri-forums.

[toxin]

My ali ism knockoff has been great

[ejump0]

I have the AliEx ism pl1.1 (it has '40' logo) and its been ok.
however i think the plastic shell is kinda on softer side as it flexes (aliex ver only?).
you however only feel the sinking in if you sit in the middle of the saddle. sitting on nose would be fine

[BeR]

Are triathletes still using these ISM saddles? I thought they'd gone out of style. These, second hand, a easy to find.
On AliX, i've bought several saddles, like fizik knock offs w a short nose and a relief channel, which is usually what you want to be in aero position. The 3d printed saddles so popular now also have that design, to a large extent (wide frontal area with a relief channel).
I've bought various saddles and sold the ones i didnt agree with, if you buy the heavy versions, they're usually super cheap, so you can experiment with what you get along with best for cheap. There's no 1 saddle fits all, anatomic differences, as even the bib itself can turn a great saddle into a bad one. Too many variables to have a gold standard, afaik.

Yes, no problem but It is quiet heavy. Be careful when choosing width.