I'm curious to hear what you all think about seats or saddles that are grippy...either partially or completely. It seems like most saddles have some portion of the sitting area that's intentionally grippy. there are side panels that are less grippy on a lot of seats to help w/ pedaling friction, but in general, i can't stand grippy material on my seats. my shorts just get twisted (and apparently my panties : ) and i can't remember a time where i thought, "phew, good thing i didn't slide off my seat." i ride in baggies. i don't ride in wet weather often, so that could play into it a bit, but when i have, i feel like the grip on the saddle just grabs my shorts and pulls them down or moves them around rather than keep me in place on the bike.
what do you all think?
what do you all think?
I've never seen the point of traction bumps on the top of the saddle. Sure, a lot of riders sit down mid race run to save some energy (even the WC guys), but I've never really thought those saddles were mega necessary. 99.9% of the time I'm only using the saddle between my knees or while sitting at the top of a run, neither situation puts those traction things in play.
Let's just say this: I ripped off the repurposed Highroller tread after the second lap down the hill...ow.
For XC a seat with proper support (and adjusted angle) is more important, though I'd even argue that some amount of "slip" is preferred for pedaling and high-post maneuvering. For example, my two trail seats are a Fabric Scoop and a Cromag LTD Trailmaster. My DH seat is a Charge Spoon.
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