Author Topic: AliX Triathlon seat  (Read 106 times)

womble73

AliX Triathlon seat
« on: November 21, 2024, 08:19:05 PM »
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

Re: AliX Triathlon seat
« Reply #1 on: Today at 02:14:45 AM »
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.
Fast on the flat. And nowhere else.

womble73

Re: AliX Triathlon seat
« Reply #2 on: Today at 02:47:26 AM »
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.