CrankBrothers Iodine 3 Saddle Review

4 out of 5 stars

"Forget the stats, just ride it. We think it’s supe-ccomfy"

Bikeradar Review Manufacturers description User reviews Fri 28 Oct 2011, 5:00 pm BSTBy Justin Loretz, What Mountain Bike

The shape of CrankBrothers" Iodine 3 saddle is, er, different – the opposite of sleek, sexy and sophisticated, sort of ’70s old-school with a very deep and broad body.

A finger squish reveals lots of soft padding and when you sit on it you’re aware that there’s quite a bit of saddle down there – but in a good way. It feels immediately comfortable; supporting and cosseting at the same time, which is surely the goal of all saddles, but one that’s rarely reached.

The Iodine 3 uses 7mm hollow chromoly steel rails, which don’t help with the 283g weight (the top end ‘11’ model is 239g/£117), but that’s missing the point of this saddle. It’s designed to be sat on a long time and after three hours or more you’ll care less a

28 October 2011