ISM PL 1.0 Reviews
Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated December, 2024
Latest Price: £142 – Save 32% (RRP: £210)
Take a look now to discover what makes ISM PL 1.0 worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.
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ISM PL 1.0 features
ISM PL 1.0
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Spec 1
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Colour: White, Black Other Saddles found with this Spec: 77 |
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Spec 2
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Size: 135mm Wide Other Saddles found with this Spec: 23 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Unisex Other Saddles found with this Spec: 2527 |
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Spec 4
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Option: Steel Alloy Rails Other Saddles found with this Spec: 2 |
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Feature 1
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Long shape allows for fore-aft movement Other Saddles found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 2
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Wider rear section than our Performance Narrow line Other Saddles found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Lightweight CrN/Ti Alloy rails Other Saddles found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£142 |
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Number of Reviews
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1 |
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Review Score
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2 / 5 Average score in category: 4.4/5 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Saddles. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of ISM PL 1.0.
The first thing is material. Looking at what ISM PL 1.0 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Saddles. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Saddles. Brands like ISM are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Saddles category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Saddles.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of ISM PL 1.0
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of ISM PL 1.0.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find ISM PL 1.0 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £142 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Saddles
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Saddles.
We found 596 in the Saddles category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £91.63, making it above average at £142.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Saddles. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £424.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.
With 596 products available we worked out that 107 cost more than ISM PL 1.0 and 488 were cheaper.
Cost of ISM products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 19 products from ISM, of which 19 were in the Saddles category.
For now though we’re looking at ISM branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £133.97 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest ISM product we found was £69.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £379.99.
Of the 19 from ISM, 5 were more expensive than ISM PL 1.0 and 13 were cheaper.
How much are ISM Saddles?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at ISM products that are listed in the Saddles category.
The average price of the 19 products that match this search was £133.97, with the cheapest coming in at £69.00 and highest price was £379.99. With the average being £133.97, ISM PL 1.0 comes in above average.
5 products that meet this search were more expensive than ISM PL 1.0 and 13 were cheaper.
ISM PL 1.0 Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the ISM PL 1.0 reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for ISM PL 1.0, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.7 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Saddles category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy ISM PL 1.0 or another similar product, like ISM PM 2.0 Saddle reviews or Spank Spike 160 Saddle reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Saddles.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Saddles. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with ISM, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of ISM PL 1.0
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for ISM PL 1.0 reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of ISM PL 1.0. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.2/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010932249
- Product ID 2: 615318UK
- Brand: ISM
- Model number: ISM-SA-PL1.0-W
- RRP: £210
- EAN: 4716112788878
- Description: ISM PL 1.0Find whole new levels of comfort as you ride thanks to the ISM Performance Long 1.0. It’s a saddle that works hard to be kind on soft tissue thanks to a nose-less design leading to a reduction in numbness and an increase in blood flow. The PL 1.0 is just that little bit wider at the rear to support hip rolling during more intense climbs.Features:Long shape allows for fore-aft movementWider rear section than our Performance Narrow lineLightweight CrN/Ti Alloy railsBuy ISM Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Saddles
- Savings percentage from RRP: 32%
- Size: 135mm Wide
- Unisex
- 68
- Adult
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Selle Italia Diva Gelflow Racing Saddle reviews, Selle Italia Max Flite Gelflow Racing Saddle reviews, or we really liked the look of Selle Italia C2 Gelflow Racing Saddle reviews as another alternative.