Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle Reviews

Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £314.99 – Save 10% (RRP: £349.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.

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Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle features

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 Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle 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 Selle San Marco 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.

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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 Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle.

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 Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £314.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.8 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 £314.99.

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 4 cost more than Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle and 591 were cheaper.

Cost of Selle San Marco products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 62 products from Selle San Marco, of which 57 were in the Saddles category.

For now though we’re looking at Selle San Marco branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £88.38 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Selle San Marco product we found was £6.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £314.99.

Of the 62 from Selle San Marco, 0 were more expensive than Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle and 61 were cheaper.

How much are Selle San Marco Saddles?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Selle San Marco products that are listed in the Saddles category.

The average price of the 57 products that match this search was £94.48, with the cheapest coming in at £10.99 and highest price was £314.99. With the average being £94.48, Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle comes in above average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle and 56 were cheaper.

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Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle 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 Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.9 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 Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle or another similar product, like Brooks England B66 Saddle reviews or Brooks England C17 Organic Light 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.

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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 Selle San Marco, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle. 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 8.8/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 26927455987
• Product ID 2: 803638UK
• Brand: Selle San Marco
• Model number: SMS276WW403
• RRP: £349.99
• EAN: 8009457136715
• Description: Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera SaddleDeveloped for maximum performance, this road bike saddle features a hard-wearing microfeel cover construction, which makes it ideal at handling the increased pressure from longer journeys. Selle San Marco has also equipped this versatile model with carbon waist DNA rails, so you can enjoy a secure hold to your seatpost. Another benefit is its carbon fibre reinforced shell, which offers fantastic strength without adding any unnecessary weight to your ride. One final highlight is its central cut out area that relieves pressure from around your sit bones. This means that you can go the extra distance in comfort and not have to worry about fatigue.SUPERLEGGERA: simply Selle San Marco’s lightest padded saddle present in the market.The SHORTFIT saddle was created to meet the needs of the most demanding cyclists who, for certain types of training sessions or rides, rotate their bust a lot moving to a position close to the handlebars. The special ergonomic shape of this new saddle features reduced length and ensures proper support in the generous rear section and optimum pressure distribution in the front section.The long central cutout (Open -Fit) guarantees all-day comfort and support on the whole length of the saddle. This feature improves the blood Ô¨Çow preventing numbness and provides relief from pressure on the perineum. Recommended for individuals with averagely high pelvic rotation and for women bikers.Shortfit features the side profile of the seating surface with a central depression of more than 5mm that is similar to a curved line. For this reason, it is listed as Waved saddle. Recommended for individuals with both Ô¨Çat back (retroverted pelvis) and accentuated lumbar arch (anteverted pelvis).Features: Cover Material: Microfeel Rail Material: Carbon Waist – DNA Shell Material: Carbon Fibre reinforced Foam: Pebax Use: Road Gender: Unisex Dimension: 250x144mm Level: Superleggera ID Match Size: L3 Weight: 125gTechnologies: CARBON WAIST – DYNAMIC NODE ACTION: ‚ÄúX‚Äù- shaped node (Dynamic Node Action) which allows the frame to be made even lighter and more rigid, avoiding twisting, and maintaining an excellent level of comfort. Its greater length, compared to the carbon frames on the market, ensures one of the most extensive backward and forward saddle adjustments. This material is used on the Superleggera and Carbon FX saddles. Carbon frames have a section of 9.8 x 7 mm which increases resistance and ensures extremely light structures. You need to use an adapter with some seat posts. CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED: Nylon with high properties, enriched with a high percentage of long carbon fibers, to enhance the characteristics of rigidity and durability without affecting the weight. PEBAX: Innovative material for the padding with extraordinary technological benefits such as the ultra light weight. Biocompatible with an outstanding shape memory. Its features allow the saddle to be lighter and more comfortable.Buy Selle San Marco Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Components > Saddles
• Savings percentage from RRP: 10%
• Size: Wide (L3)
• Unisex
• 35
• Adult

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Other options for Saddles

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Saddles. 596 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Selle San Marco Shortfit Superleggera Saddle included,
Selle SMP Glider reviews, Selle SMP Plus Saddle reviews, or we really liked the look of Selle SMP Drakon Road Saddle reviews as another alternative.