Why does there need to be tires on the seat? Tires belong on rimz.
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/4888967/
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/4888967/
New Sam Hill seat???????
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Thats the "euro tickler" version
it promotes prostate ejaculation for that extra couple ounces of weight drop before the finish sprint
it promotes prostate ejaculation for that extra couple ounces of weight drop before the finish sprint
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Taint Scratchah'
Same thing i ask my self,why does Troy Lee put tires on their GP gloves
Call me crazy, but I would liked to have tried that for the super muddy Windham race this past year. Otherwise, eh.
SDG is so fail.
Stik modded Leigh Donovan's saddle at Mt. Snow one year by zip tie-ing (a Hot S semi-slick I think) to her saddle. Coming down that course, you get pounds of swamp butt mud on your saddle and arse and if you try to touch the saddle, you slip off it.
Pretty sure we had some awesome comments about being on her saddle, but won't repeat out of reverance to her legend....ness.
Pretty sure we had some awesome comments about being on her saddle, but won't repeat out of reverance to her legend....ness.
It's awesome to see SDG trying new stuff again. I know they are a little bit more "rider-owned" now. When you see something "funky" from a rider owned company, you need to ask yourselves why. In this case it's because sometimes you need more traction in the wet on a DH bike. They used to accomplish that pretty well with their full kevlar tops- but those were heavy, heavier when wet, and were too abrasive for some peoples tastes. Zip-tied tires on saddles is a "thing" and has been for more than a decade now.
When I raced Moto when I was younger I brought 2 seats with me to every race. 1 normal seat and one "all grip" seat. For muddy races I would swap out for the grippy seat and it was a life saver. I know a MX seat is 10x bigger and you spend much more time in it but I feel like the same theory applies.
wonder how many "sdg is so fail" opinions there would be if it werent labeled a Sam Hill saddle
Good point- it appears to me that there are more Sam Hill haters than there were ever fanboys. Why all the hate? My guess is because DW is god around here, and SH is doing well on something he didn't design. Blasphemy!!!
Really? Does a seat with extra traction for muddy conditions really bother people?
I think it's cool. People use different tires for muddy conditions, why not seat? I know I've experienced barely being able to sit on my saddle from being so muddy.
I agrea with Yuro Id rock these in the NW gloom....Good idea.
Dang it YUROSHEK! You're messing up my threadz again!
Surely you've had the misfortune of shooting straight off a muddy seat at least once? Can vary between "a bit of a surprise" and "really f**king painful" depending on how quickly you save yourself!
Still I've read a good point about in on some other forum - the rubber could increase the wear on the saddle and it also increases weight for weight wennies. Temporary tire mods for the rainy days seem like a better thing to do.
I might be crazy, but who the hell sits down?
would you prefer a dildo on your seatpost instead of a saddle? i mean you wont be sitting down anyway.
You don't watch many World Cups do you...
I think they look a bit goofy - especially the one with all the dots - but I can see the benefits.
yeah no kidding. I guess I was under the assumption that almost everyone has enjoyed the experience of sliding all over their seat in muddy conditions and could understand how these seats could be really useful. Reading the comments on pinkbike surprised me, even for pinkbike, but RM seems no different.
zip-tying tires to the seat has been a trick used for over a decade, why is it such a big surprise?
I'm more surprised they haven't done this sooner.
Is 5.10 gonna come up next with a saddle that has stealth rubber on it? LOL
that would be a interesting combo. ideas of buying their sole kit and putting it on a saddle run through my head
platty mud makes saddles slick as all hell.
Cool idea, I think I'd be more interested if there was more grippy stuff on the sides though. For me at least it's way worse trying to grip with your knees and having the seat squirming out than trying to sit on it and having it be super slick.
Those aren't production seats. They took notes and got feedback today and the samples around now will be changing quickly.
More taint tickle.
Good points, so for the Sam Hill haters, maybe this works better for you?
I remember a sketch in Fundamentals where Steve Peat said that he had a cut up tyre strapped on to his seat during a very wet and muddy race so it would afford him extra grip.