Feb 16, 2010

AmpedBikes Comes to Canada!

Exciting news for those interested. I have connected with Danny at AmpedBikes and it looks as though I'll be carrying their products starting this spring. I will be selling through my new website at www.electricbikecompany.ca/ which is currently in development. In the meantime feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding the Amped line of products.

Feb 4, 2010

Selle An-Atomica - Part I

I've never ever put any money into a good saddle, let alone a decent one for any of my bikes. For me a seat is something you just suffer with. All this has changed with my latest ride - a 2009 Giant Seek 1 - to say that the stock saddle is uncomfortable is an understatement.


No matter what review you read about this beauty you'll always here how comfortable this saddle is. And let me tell you that they're all true. Service aside (more later), this is one comfortable ride. In fact this is the first time I've purchased an after market upgrade and felt that the company actually cared about how it was attached to my bike. When you receive your saddle it comes neatly packaged in a re-usable mesh bag complete with setup instructions that are very specific about rider/saddle position (which I have yet to use). Don't misunderstand me. I've read the directions and understand what I need to do but finding the time to do it is another story so for now I've got the saddle roughed in. However, even without the seat dialed in this is the most comfortable seat I've ever had - ever! Once I've got it dialed in and put more miles on it I'll be sure to add part II to this review.

PS - If you are lucky you may still be able to snag one of their demo saddles and save 25% off the regular price.

A note on service
Reading through the many reviews of this saddle, one thing seems to stand out. Either the service from Selle An-Atomica is excellent or completely horrible. My experience leans closer to excellent then horrible. However, if you are an international customer don't be surprised by the added charges you'll receive from their confusing online ordering system. Placing an order is a bit of a 2 step process; you need to add the saddle to your cart (step 1) then add the shipping service you require - standard or express (step 2). The problem is that PayPal (the way they have it set up) adds additional shipping charges to both items to make up for the international shipping charges. I quizzed them on this since being charged shipping for a shipping charge doesn't quite jive with me. No luck. Needless to say that in the end the charges do make sense but the way they've set up their ordering system is very confusing from a customer perspective.