I bought a new saddle for the X (again). The last one is just too well-padded and uncomfortable over anything more than 40km or so.
This one is a Fizik Aliante. As you can see it’s a test saddle – Saddle manufacturers send these out to equipment retailers so that serious riders can try them out before they buy one. They aren’t supposed to be sold. And yet they do end up on eBay, which is where I got this one.
It’s very lightweight, made of carbon fibre. Only lightly padded. Looks like it’s been fitted to a bike (there are very faint marks on the rails) but never ridden. Can’t see so much as a speck of dust on the underside and there’s no wear to the surface.
The cheapest Fizik saddle I can see online is more than £85, but I got this one for £19 + P&P.
Not tried it yet but so far the only thing I don’t like is that it’s not vented – which would have made it a lot easier to fit. Much easier access to the forward seat clamp bolt.