Any know anything about San Marco Rolls saddles?
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Made by Selle for absolute yonks and the full name is San Marco Rolls. A ton of different finishes and available with Ti or steel rails. A true classic and a peloton favorite. And I have a rather nice one on my KHS if you clck on the link in my sig
thecannibal
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kaiser":1c0dcz57 said:
Made by San Marco, as far as I know. Selle just means saddle, btw. Beautiful saddles and many find them very comfy, nothing rare or valuable though.
San Marco Rolls, Regal and Concor Lite are some of the commonest saddles you see in the pro peloton. Boonen always seems to have a Regal, and Armstrong used Concor Lites.
When you are riding the distance those guys do, day-in day-out then comfort is more important than weight.
I think most people believe the pros all ride on awesome kit. However the vast majority are on Ultegra or 105, especially the smaller teams. The big teams used XT headsets with M-part adaptors as they are so reliable and need low maintenance. Similarly, real pro kit is very heavily biased towards comfort and reliability.
When you are riding the distance those guys do, day-in day-out then comfort is more important than weight.
I think most people believe the pros all ride on awesome kit. However the vast majority are on Ultegra or 105, especially the smaller teams. The big teams used XT headsets with M-part adaptors as they are so reliable and need low maintenance. Similarly, real pro kit is very heavily biased towards comfort and reliability.
thecannibal
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hamster":36oj17ci said:
I've always heard people drop the old 'but of course the pros ride on 105 because it lasts longer', but I've never actually seen it for myself. I'm not suggesting you're wrong or anything - it'd just be nice to see some photos if anyone has any. I know the saddle thing is pretty obvious, but 105, XT...? Aren't almost all teams on integrated or semi-integrated h/sets anyway?
