Where are the cheap seats?

[Jack Barnes]

Looking for a cheap, basic saddle... maybe like Riv used on the complete Clems. Something that'll do the job for a short ride, but no big deal if it gets swiped. Riv doesn't sell anything but Brooks.

Backstory I'm Bosco-ing an old 90's Fuji MTB for my kid to use at college, and looking for a saddle that no one would want to steal. I'm guessing he'll ride it 10 blocks each way and that's about it. Or maybe someone has an old Clem seat collecting dust?

Thanks,

JB

[Johnny Alien]

I like the fabric scoop saddle and the steel rail version is pretty afforable. 

[Bill Lindsay]

Where are you located?  I would think that anybody should be able to find a free saddle if you truly don't care what you get.  In non-pandemic times I would think any bike shop would have a bin of take off saddles for cheap.  When I worked at a shop the bin was $10.  Anybody who bought a bike and wanted to change the saddle, I'd pay them $10 for the saddle and throw it in the $10 bin.  I didn't make any money on markup on $10 saddles, but nobody haggled on either end.  

At any of the rally big online retailers if you sort saddles cheap to expensive they'll almost certainly start under $20.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Joe Bernard]

I have this hanging around here if you or anyone else wants it. Ritchey Vector tubular crmo rails, it was actually a pretty high zoot piece back in the day but now it's just a saddle that came on a barely-ridden vintage mountain bike I gave to my daughter. The only wear seems to be from being moved around a garage for a couple decades. $15.50 usually covers a Medium Flat Rate box, I'll send it for that. 

Joe Bernard

On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 1:14:26 PM UTC-7 Jack Barnes wrote:

[Jack B]

Hey thanks Bill, I’m in Portland and could definitely go browse used part bins or see what shops have as take-offs. At this moment buying on the list or online would also work well for me. 

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[Jack B]

Joe that sounds great! I’ll dm you for details. 

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[Bill Lindsay]

Maybe a Portland-area lister has a saddle that they would leave on their porch for you.  

I call the instinct "minimalist pack rat".  The pack rat in me holds onto anything that has any useful value to anybody. The minimalist in me likes getting rid of stuff.  So I have a hard time throwing anything away that has any usefulness, and I get genuine satisfaction out of getting rid of stuff that will be used well.  I have my own take-off saddle pile.  I would put a saddle on my porch if somebody nearby needed a free saddle.   

Bill

[Joe Bernard]

Jack, check your spam folder. I don't think my reply landed.