Wanted Wanted ,the rarest thing on earth

[Woz]

Think I may have invested in like 5 mins in it research wise. Vague memories going through similar saddles from Bontrager claiming stuff like Kevlar Ballastic Grade High Density Nuclear Proof side bits when you lean your bike against the wall and it slides down because of ghosts in the wind.

Is it me, or in that Ebay advert are those side panels more like over used fuzzy felt?

It's the Space Ship and Dinosaur bits the game changer.

 

[ferrus]

Fuzzy felt, that's what the kevlar panels rapidly became. Supposedly reinforced but in reality not as tough as plain leather.

 

[ChromeChainstay]

i had a all leather one on a bontrager privateer that i raced. i only ride selle italia flites on my road bikes and i would only ride the saddle you mentioned above on a mtb.

 

[basketcase]

Fuzzy felt, that's what the kevlar panels rapidly became

That's what kevlar fabric does - You can't cut it or tear it, but it do get fuzzy.
You know they make those fancy, super light kevlar canoes, right - They have to laminate fiberglass over the kevlar fabric, because it's too fuzzy to finish.

 

[baron von greenback]

I sure I have one in full leather it has a yellow x on the back and the logo on the side that's all I can remember off the top of my head bit I know it's got a few nicks

 

[PanoIgano]

One on eBay, in US, though :
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235644779446

To me this saddle doesn’t look to be an SST98. It lacks the elastometers section at the front end and the rear end next to the end of the rails doesn’t have the option for mudguards as per the picture posted above. These look to be good saddles!