Anyone out there with experience of this saddle? I'm thinking of getting it since my WTB bust a rail. I have the Fizik Rondine which feels good, but is too wide and soft for me. A lot of roadie aquintences swear by the Arione (the road version of the Gobi).

It does look a little too race oriented - I want it for an mtb holiday, which will include long days (6 hours plus) in the saddle, with lots of big climbs and descents.

Yeah, i know saddles are personal things I'm really wondering if those with experience think its a little too narrow and light for all day riding?

Was looking at 1 yesterday ( dunno exact name, but a flex jobby ), couldn't make it flex with my hands, no padding on it at all, so NOOO!!!!

WTB Lazer I've got is good.
I like the SDG Bel Air ( ? ) Ti railed jobs aswell.

ive got a nisene hp and love it.

I rode a Trail Ride for about 3+ hours on a Gobi and, despite my pre-ride fears of being cut in two, I found it very comfortable and quickly forgot about it, which is about the best thing you can say about a saddle!
I think I could have ridden for a few hours more and still would have felt the same....

We are all different though, and I am a chunky 14st+.

I've had two, and though they might not look comfy on first viewing you will be surprised. I've ridden all day on it a number of times with no ill effects. There's not much more I can say really as the Big GT says you sort of don't notice it's there.

In fact padding on the saddle is not the issue it's how it supports you in relation to your sit bones. In fact two much padding can have the detrimental effect of spreading the load to areas you don't want pressure such as the perenium (hence the existence of caut away saddles) and so may feel more comftable initially but over a long period of time can cause problems.

Yeah Dylan thats the funny thing isn't it, there is hardly any flex at all in those saddles in the hand... but whatever the reason, it seems to work so i guess Fizik know what they are doing.

Thanks for the feedback, i guess its time to get the credit card out...

selle italia flite ti seems to work for alot of people also ...

got it on my xc and my road and ive done 10 + hours in the road saddle touring ..

and 6+ on the xc bike

I used to use Selle SLRs on everything, now use Specialized Toupes, and they're more comfy than anything else I've tried.

The Gobi is very 'ramped' up at the back, so it won't be any good if you like a flat saddle you can move around on, that was my complaint of the Fizik Aliante when I tried one. As you say, personal thing though.

Just because a saddle is slim doesnt mean it will be uncomfortable. I have a bontrager xlite or somthing which is the totr mb saddle for them and its as thin as a thin thing. Most comfy saddle i have ever had. Flexes very similar to the gobi and is so light. Did the 100k merida without a hint of saddle sore and didnt use any special creams etc.

Yeah I should probably add that I regularly sit on my saddle for 5 hours with no problems, did an 11 hour ride round CYB too, my arse was about the only thing that didn't hurt!

I did the Sekirk Merida 100km route on a Fizik Gobi Wing Flex, arse was ok at the end :-) I'd recommend it, it seems durable too.
I didn't get on the the Nisene however, the Plateau was a comfy saddle as a cheaper option but it didn't last long.

I've had a Gobi Wingflex for about 7 months and love it. Done a week CX in the Alps, many 5 & 6 hours + rides in the UK and SSMM and 24/12 on it and had no issues. I'd recommend it.

The wingflex bit refers to the flared edges of the saddle where your thighs go. If you try and flex it there you'll see that it is more flexible than the rest of the saddle.

Have a gobi on both my trek 8500 and my yeti 575. Feels better on the full suss as you would expect.

One of the better saddles I have tried, however the bontrager race saddle that came on the trek was quite good also.

Both my saddles have developed annoying squeaks though.

Other friends that have tried it have thought that it feels a little like a hammock, but saddles are a very personal choice.

I can see what they mean with the hammock analogy. It does seem to concave fore/aft quite a bit, thought it was just me that was too fat! Hopefully it's a design characteristic.