Fabric touts a simple design and construction method, and the finished product is anything but flashy.
I know that I prefer a more rounded profile to a seat, so I ended up on the 'Radius' version of the Scoop that sports exactly that kind of shape, which was a good decision. It felt like home to my behind pretty quickly, and while I wouldn't say that it was as quite as comfortable as the less traditional Tioga Spyder Stratum that it shared time with under my ass, the Scoop rates way up there on my list of seats that I could sit on for hours on end. And that's exactly what I did, and one of the last rides on it before writing this review was a 94km mountain monster ride with over 10,000ft of climbing and eight hours of saddle time. If it was going to be a pain in the ass, it would have been then, but, other than some general tenderness that you'd expect after such a day, it was a pretty uneventful epic for my undercarriage. That's obviously a very, very good thing. I can go on and on about how the Scoop's shape seemed tailor made for my behind, but the bottom line is that you should give it a sit at your shop before throwing down any cash for it. Comfort aside, the seat's reliability has been stunning. And I'm not just talking about the lack of bent rails or zero creaking from the shell and rail interface, but also the microfibre cover and how it literally looks as good as the day I put the Scoop on my bike. Sure, I always end up putting a load of miles on different bikes and some other seats, so the wear rate isn't as harsh as if it had been in non-stop use since spring, but I've had it under me for thousands of miles since April. The result is that it appears to only have about fifty miles on it after all that. Even the Fabric logo on the nose of the seat has resisted fading, and there's not even the slightest hint of the cover wanting to separate from the shell. It certainly seems like Fabric's simple-is-better approach has resulted in a very reliable saddle. So there you have it, a comfortable seat, at least for me, that's available in three different shapes to fit a gamut of asses, and it's mega reliable to boot. I'm a fan. - Mike Levy |
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That cell saddle looks interessting, hope they review that too.
Fabric also offers higher spec (nylon / carbon bases - carbon rail and full carbon options)
The custom saddles look sick! I was tempted to do one for my fixed gear, but had to try keep costs down at the time of building :'(