Selle SMP F30 Saddle Reviews
Review score: 9.3/10 – Updated October, 2024
Latest Price: £171.99 – Save 20% (RRP: £214.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Selle SMP F30 Saddle worthy of a review score of 9.3 out of 10.
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Selle SMP F30 Saddle features
Selle SMP F30 Saddle
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black, White Other Saddles found with this Spec: 77 |
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Spec 2
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Size: 149mm Wide Other Saddles found with this Spec: 1 |
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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 Rails Other Saddles found with this Spec: 76 |
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Feature 1
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Use: Road racing, MTB Other Saddles found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Dimensions: 295x149mm Other Saddles found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Padding: Foamed elastomer Other Saddles found with this feature: 24 |
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Feature 4
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Shell: Carbon-reinforced Nylon Other Saddles found with this feature: 17 |
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Feature 5
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Rails: Stainless steel AISI 304, 7.1mm Other Saddles found with this feature: 4 |
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Feature 6
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Cover: Real Leather Other Saddles found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 7
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Weight: 295g (approx) Other Saddles found with this feature: 2 |
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Price
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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 Selle SMP F30 Saddle.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Selle SMP F30 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 SMP 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 Selle SMP F30 Saddle
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Selle SMP F30 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 SMP F30 Saddle was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £171.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.8 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 £171.99.
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 52 cost more than Selle SMP F30 Saddle and 543 were cheaper.
Cost of Selle SMP products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 51 products from Selle SMP, of which 43 were in the Saddles category.
For now though we’re looking at Selle SMP branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £121.85 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Selle SMP product we found was £20.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £195.00.
Of the 51 from Selle SMP, 11 were more expensive than Selle SMP F30 Saddle and 39 were cheaper.
How much are Selle SMP Saddles?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Selle SMP products that are listed in the Saddles category.
The average price of the 43 products that match this search was £139.45, with the cheapest coming in at £49.99 and highest price was £195.00. With the average being £139.45, Selle SMP F30 Saddle comes in above average.
11 products that meet this search were more expensive than Selle SMP F30 Saddle and 31 were cheaper.
Selle SMP F30 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 SMP F30 Saddle reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Selle SMP F30 Saddle, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.8 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 SMP F30 Saddle or another similar product, like Selle SMP F30C Saddle reviews or Selle Italia SLR TM Manganese 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 Selle SMP, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Selle SMP F30 Saddle
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Selle SMP F30 Saddle reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Selle SMP F30 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 9.3/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010932681
- Product ID 2: 686408UK
- Brand: Selle SMP
- Model number: SMPF30B
- RRP: £214.99
- EAN: 8032568525871
- Description: Selle SMP F30 SaddleThe F30 has been specially developed to offer superior control, easy backward and forward movement on the saddle and simple seat adjustment. It boasts a genuine leather cover that’s been carefully chosen for a comfortable, compact and durable surface alongside its special foamed elastomer padding for excellent strength and performance. Comfortable and Smooth Riding Saddle Thanks to its carbon-reinforced nylon 12 body, you’ll overcome the harshest resistance and vibrations for a smoother riding experience. To top it off, this versatile throne comes ready to take on any challenge with a stainless steel rail for high resistance to mechanical stress and corrosion. This is the perfect choice of upgrade or replacement for taking your riding up a notch.Features: Use:¬†Road racing, MTB Dimensions: 295x149mm Padding:¬†Foamed elastomer Shell:¬†Carbon-reinforced Nylon Rails:¬†Stainless steel AISI 304, 7.1mm Cover:¬† Real Leather Weight:¬†295g (approx)Buy Selle SMP Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Saddles
- Savings percentage from RRP: 20%
- Size: 149mm Wide
- Unisex
- 43
- Adult
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 SMP F30 Saddle included,
SDG Bel Air Rail Saddle reviews, SDG Fly Junior Steel Rail Saddle reviews, or we really liked the look of SDG Bel Air Ti-Alloy Rail Saddle reviews as another alternative.