Hot-Seat: Anatomic Leather Saddles In Bright, Bright Colors
Posted in: Accessories and Peripherals, Today's Chili
Yesterday’s post on the venerable Brooks saddle brought a few good comments (and one from somebody who appears not to have actually read the article). The most interesting pointed us to a seat from Selle An-Atomica, a Californian company (unrelated to Selle Italia) that makes leather bike saddles.
The product, the Titanico LD Watershed, is similar to the Brooks B17 in that it is made from leather strung between metal rails, only it has an anatomical cutout to ease perineal pressure. Brooks makes the B17 Imperial, which has a similar hole, but its perineal hole is smaller. The other big difference is that, being from sunny Fairfield, California instead of the rainy gray Midlands of England, the Titanico comes in colors! Alongside the more usual brown and black you can choose pink, white, red and yellow.
The leather is also said to be more flexible than that of the Brooks, and the shape is certainly more rounded. I’m very interested, not least by the opportunity for color-matching seat to bike. The catch is that the seats cost $180, but they do ship internationally. And even if you don’t want one, check the website. It’s not pretty, but it has a lot of great, in depth information about bike saddles and their design.
Product page [Selle An-Atomica. Thanks, Underwhelmer!]
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