18 December 2009

DRILLit.TV GEAR OF THE YEAR 2009

WHAT IT IS: Specialized Toupe Saddle

WHY IT'S RAD: Weighs nothing, durable, fits my bottom perfectly. After two decades of trying to find a saddle I can ride without destroying my perineum and prostate, I have finally found it. It took running through literally of dozens of saddles and trying everything on the market before I discovered the Toupe. This saddle is simply the best, most awesome seat I've ever tried. I was on the first generation Specialized BG saddle the month it came out more than a decade ago. It was a great, but imperfect concept. Since then Specialized has perfected it. You can sit on this seat all day and not be any worse for the wear in the bedroom the same night—something I can't say of any other saddle I've ever tried. Once you get on the Toupe, you will no longer have to pee every five minutes the rest of the day after you ride a bike, either. That's the way cycling should be—genital pain free.

$: $170

BUMMERS?: If you're not used to riding a very, very firm saddle, the Toupe will take some getting used to as it shifts the load of your bodyweight off your perineum and onto the points of your sit bones. You'll get used to it, though, in a few weeks, and then you'll be very, very glad that you did.

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