Category: Saddles

  • Sea Otter Play 2020 – SQlab Performance Series

    SQlab Performance Line If the form follows the function – it should be damn fast. Only those who become one with the bike can win races through more comfort and less physical discomfort. The perfect fit is the prerequisite to convert power biomechanically optimizing propulsion. Avoiding and reducing wind resistance and inertia forces are the…

  • Velo Launches Three New Saddles, Expands North American Distribution

    Velo, the global leader in bicycle saddle manufacturing, announced three new saddles this week (Angel TT, Senso Wilson, and Senso Ray) in conjunction with expanded distribution in the North American market. The new distribution agreement with Ken Yamakoshi will focus primarily on enthusiasts and elite-level products from Velo and work directly with retailers and consumers…

  • WTB Updates Graphics on Saddles and Introduces Fit Right System

    WTB Updates Graphics on Industry-Leading Saddle Line and Revolutionizes Saddle Fit with WTB Fit Right System WTB has unveiled updated graphics across the entirety of the company’s iconic saddle line. WTB’s progressive saddle shapes now feature subdued graphics to provide a sleek and modern appearance that doesn’t clash with the defining colors of a bike.…

  • Ergon – New Products for 2019

    Ergon will present new ergonomic solutions for the upcoming season at the Eurobike show. Highlights include the anatomically optimized men’s saddles SM (MTB) and SR (Road). Men’s health is given priority here. New E-MTB saddles, updates to the ST Core Prime, and GA3 Twist grips for 2019. Many of the new men’s saddle take their…

  • SQlab 611 Ergowave Active Carbon Saddle Review

    The SQlab 611 Ergowave Active Carbon has an excellent ergonomic design that makes the saddle more comfortable, efficient and easier to spend longer periods of time out riding without numbness or hot spots, especially in the nether regions. The key features for SQlab’s saddles are there multiple sizing that is specific for the riders sit bone…

  • Just In – SQlab 611 Ergowave Active Saddle and Cane Creek OPT Remote

    The SQlab 611 Ergowave Active Carbon is an excellent ergonomic and comfortable saddle with tons of innovations while the Cane Creek OPT remote provides on the fly micro-adjustability to their DB rear shocks with Climb Switch technology. SQlab SQlab introduced their new 612 and 611 Ergowave saddles models this year. The key features for SQlab’s…

  • Interbike 2016 – Ergon

    GD1 Factory Grips The new GD1 grips were designed for downhill mountain biking and are made with a sticky custom rubber compound and utilize an inner CNC aluminum clamp. They come in two sizes, a standard version for average hands, which also offer improved vibration damping (145g) and a slim version which fit smaller hands (130g). The grips retail…

  • Interbike 2016 – SKS and SQlab

    SKS They had a bunch of new products for the coming season, highlighted by two tubeless tire filling systems, the portable air tank RideAir and the TL Head which utilizes a CO2 that attaches to a retrofitted pump head unit. They also had the heavy duty AirWorx Plus 10.0 pump, the SpaceCage water bottle system with a hidden…

  • SKS USA To Distribute SQlab Ergonomic Products

    SKS USA announced today that they’d be the US distributor for SQlab products, which include ergonomic saddles, grips, and handlebars. SKS is a German company that is best known for their excellent bike fenders and mudguards in the US, but their product suite also includes pumps, saddle bags, multitools, and chainguards and water bottle cages. I have…

  • Ergon SMC4 Saddle Review

    The new SMC4 is Ergon’s most comfortable and padded saddle in their mountain bike lineup. It uses orthopedic foam padding and gel technology in the seating area and has a deep relief channel down the center that creates a raised platform to protect the soft tissue regions. A larger seat surface space offers optimal pressure…

  • Fresh Produce – Ergon Saddles, Lifestraw Water Filter and Secur Solar Lantern and Honey Stinger Bars

    Ergon Ergon has two new saddles for 2016 season, the SMC4, and SMA3. The SMA3 Series is their Comfort All Mountain saddle and has their usual relief channel down the center, a V-shaped top for freedom of movement, a narrow sloping rear for quick positional changes, edge protection and silicone side flanks. It comes in…