Depending on where you sit on the spectrum (pun intended), your mountain bike saddle can be anything from something for a point of reference when riding, through to an item that is a deal maker as to whether you’ll ride or not. With such a wide variety of people riding mountain bikes, it’s no surprise that if you asked 50 riders what a comfortable saddle is, you’d probably get almost 50 different answers. Mountain bike saddles can be anything from the thin and flat Selle Italia SLR, to a vintage Tioga DH, or something from the new-school of saddles; something shorter, flat and pretty wide both at the nose through to the tail.
ENTER, SPECIALIZED POWER SADDLES
The new saddle shape from Specialized lopped upto 30mm off the length of some saddles, and included a very generous
