Koobi saddle input

[peterslovo]

I'm STILL looking for a comfortable road saddle - with no luck thus far in terms of pain in spots where there should not be pain. I've tried 4 saddles at my LBS - this is after they did a fitting for me.

After reading a lot online, I am tempted to try a Koobi. Anyone ever try the Koobi Tri, AU Enduro or Chrono?

[altagirl]

I'm STILL looking for a comfortable road saddle - with no luck thus far in terms of pain in spots where there should not be pain. I've tried 4 saddles at my LBS - this is after they did a fitting for me.

After reading a lot online, I am tempted to try a Koobi. Anyone ever try the Koobi Tri, AU Enduro or Chrono?

I have one - it was great on my road bike - very comfy, but gets caught on shorts easier than most for off-road, so therefore it's been sitting on the shelf for years since I sold the road bike. For road riding, I'd highly recommend it.

I'd sell you my old one super cheap, but buying from the website they have a 30 day satisfaction guarantee, so you might as well test out one of the lightweight ones - mine is just the Si version from 5-6 years ago (It looks the same style-wise as the Si Classic Gel on the website, except mine isn't gel - back when I bought mine they only had 2 models - just mine and one that was identical with Ti rails.)

[mntlion]

didn't a company make a adjustable width rail saddle a few years ago? shouldn't that help get the fit right?

Can't be more helpfull and remember the name or anything,

[peterslovo]

didn't a company make a adjustable width rail saddle a few years ago? shouldn't that help get the fit right?

Yeah, I think that is the Trico Sports split-rail that is adjustable - that might be next as well.

AG - thanks for the offer...I have someone with a great condition 2004 used Koobi Chrono AU (Koobi does not make the Chrono anymore) who is willing to part with it for $20, so I will try that one next...I figure for $20 what do I have to lose except $20. if that doesn't work, I'm all ears to try your older saddle out, or give the newer versions (Enduro) from the Koobi website and give their 30-day trial period a shot.

I tried the Specialized Avatar in 2 different widths, the Terry Fly with a cutout, and a WTB Shadow V (so far the best but still not close to perfect)...all just don't work well on my roadbike. The full split-rail design of the Koobi seems like it just might alleviate my problems...hopefully!

[the_eleven]

Have you sat on the Terry Fly? I had a similar problem, and was told that the Terry is a "go to" choice for lots of people with saddle pain issues.

It has worked well for me, thousands of miles and 7 hour days in the saddle on my road bike, and even works on my 29er.

[peterslovo]

Yup, tried the Fly. Did not like.

I called Koobi directly yesterday and they hooked me up with a near-new demo of their Tri saddle for pretty darn cheap. Will be here tomorrow so we'll see how that goes - will review for any other people out there struggling with saddle soreness.