Selle Italia SLR TM Boost Superflow

Road saddles are tricky to buy online. This is the 5th one I’ve purchased and while not ideal, it’s a very good saddle. I’m 6’-1” with 33” waist, 170 lbs and I’m in my early 60s. I had a Fizik saddle I rode on for 10 yrs. Loved the fit, but wanted one with an open channel to reduce nerve compression. (As you get older nerve compression from cycling can reduce sensation of your other leg!). To me, this saddle is a little short as I’d prefer 1” or 1.5” longer with an extended open channel. Selle has some longer models so may eventually try one. I had a hard time finding a seat to fit curvature of my butt/bones. Tried 2 ISM saddles and loved their open channels and pronged open front, but the 2 that I tried were too flat on top which caused the rounded edges sloping downward to be uncomfortable. The Selle Italia saddles are classic curvature for road cycling and there are different models to pick from. This was the 3rd one I tried from Selle and it fits me best for road cycling. Sleek comfortable contour and lightweight with adequate padding. Texture of surface is a bit grippy - would be better with a faux leather or something that allows more sliding, but then again, this saddle has slight curvature to it’s shape so you are fit into it; for some riders this might limit how much you can move to the back. On long climbs , for example, this might be an issue for some riders that like to sit back on the saddle going up a long grade. I compensated for the lack of length but lowering the front by 2 or 3 degrees and on 25 mile ride today had no discomfort or compression of soft tissue. It’s a tighter fitting saddle than I’m used to but seems to work very well and open channel does seem to relieve my never compression issue. For most road cyclists this is probably a very good choice so long as it fits your body.

I had some trouble with setting these up, it will punish a bad position since you get no stability from the nose. Don't be afraid to slam this seat forward on the rails, that is what ended up comfortable for me. For the saddle tilt, I found close to level was the most comfortable (place cutting board on top of saddle, level it, then lower nose until comfortable). You sit pretty far back on this saddle compared to others.

Great seat, the cut out is perfect but the way the seat curves down means that the edge of the cutout is angles up which in turn happens to rub me wrong and I developed a saddle sore in that spot. Just the way the saddle interacts with my body and the chamois on my bib. Otherwise this is a saddle that I sat on and instantly thought wow this is comfortable and I felt no discomfort on 1 hr rides. But most of my rides are long so it did not work out

This is the narrow version which works very very well. Very good channel relief and I’ve put them on all of my bikes. I initially entered cycling and was recommended much wider saddles, which caused a lot of issues with dry clearance and sitting skewed on the saddle. This has largely been resolved with using this narrow saddle, which has pretty good Thigh clearance.We’ll keep on using this unless something better comes out down the road

I have tried numerous road cycling saddles since I started riding 3 years ago and suffered with saddle sores and Perineum pressure. I was skeptical about the width of 130mm, but after a couple minor adjustments all my issues have diminished. I'm 72 years old, 6' and 170lbs. I ride 50 to 75 miles 3 to 5 days weekly. Glad I have this saddle, hope you do too..

This saddle is super comfortable and lightweight, plus it looks great. I'd recomendado anyone having pain or discomfort to at least give it a try.

I really wanted to like this saddle as there are so many reviews but after an hour on the bike, it's not working for my bum. Looks great and has the quality sticker but unfortunately not for me.When returning, the expectation was for the product to be in new condition. So what I did was wrap the mounting brackets to prevent them from being scratched. Looked brand new when I returned it and hopefully someone else can enjoy it at a discount.Still a great saddle but unfortunately not for me.

I set up and road on a trainer for 30 odd minutes which is all I could take. It's hard, short, and despite the reviews of decreased perineal pressure and relief from a numb penis, I experienced more pain and suffering with this saddle than I have with the old Flite saddle (now Flite 1990) that I've been riding on since the 90's. back it goes. Going to try the endurance novus version of this one next, and if that sucks, back to the old Flite.