Does anyone have experience with the Prologo Dimension R2 saddle? It seems to be what I’m looking for: short, channeled, somewhat flat, and a wider nose. And with carbon rails, it lists for US$250. That’s attention getting in a world of $500 saddles. And on top of that, it’s ridiculously light.
The thing is, I can only find it either at the Prologo website or on Amazon. The usual retailers appear to be avoiding it. You can get a range of Prologo saddles at the familiar sellers. But this one in particular seems to be mysteriously absent from their offerings. Did it fail dismally and the surplus get unloaded onto the Amazon-go-round? Or has it been astoundingly popular and difficult to keep in stock?
I really don’t want to buy a Specialized S-Works Power Evo with Mirror, etc., etc., etc. at US$475. This one really appealed to me. Anyone know anything about it?
I’m also curious to try the R2. I did find the R1 (or original Dimension or whatever we’re calling it) maybe a bit too flat for me side-to-side. It seems similar to the Spesh Power in this regard, and that saddle caused eventual high hamstring pain for me. Wondering if there’s any difference with the R2 in this regard.
Another one to consider if you like the sort/flat thing is the Fizik Argo Vento. Really wanted to love that saddle and the cutout was great, but again a bit too flat across the sitbones for me.
I put a hole in some bibs trying a slightly wider nose saddle
Ouch!
I love ‘em [Prologo saddles] on my gravel bikes.
Good to know, good to hear. This would be my first purchase with Prologo.
[Flat saddles are] a bit too flat across the sitbones for me
I’ve heard that from others. I do ride a Specialized Power saddle now (basic Expert, I believe). I first tried it in a 155 and had this same experience you describe: my hamstrings revolted. When I went down to the 143mm, it started paying benefits. I liked it. And I don’t like having that long diving board poking me in the backs of the legs when I’m out of the saddle. So the short saddles appeal to me. Most of the time I’m either back on the saddle when I’m on the flats or descending, or forward on the nose when climbing. Those two. So a slightly wider nose seems like it might compliment a climbing position. If the saddle isn’t too wide, I like that flat, pedestal-like feel. But I see where it could be bothersome for some.
The nose is only marginally wider
Interesting. I wonder if that is connected to a lack of appeal (if in fact the appeal is lacking). Why would you get it if it’s virtually the same as before? Anyhow, something to consider.
Oh another thing to note on these saddles is the tip of the nose drops down pretty sharply as you can see in GPLama’s photos, meaning the useful range of the nose is shorter than it might appear. So you may wind up mounting them more forward than a typical saddle which might run into limits on your saddle clamp. The “clamp here OK” limits are quite long which offsets this somewhat.
