1/3/2024 0 Comments Dash stock strike review![]() ![]() Overall, I really like the Dash Strike 9. White shorts beware, there’s no stopping the rain from leaving an extra long, slightly punctuated skid mark. Unlike most carbon saddles, Dash’s use 7mm round rails rather than oblong ones. Thus, the freedom of movement is all plus, no minus…and that’s the thinking behind the design: Remove any friction or intrusion for the thighs so there’s unrestricted movement for the hips. Most of my road bike riding doesn’t involve parking lot slaloms or dodging reflectors, so not using my crotch to push the bike around tight corners or carve berms doesn’t detract from this saddle’s functionality. On a mountain bike, having the nose between your thighs helps quite a bit with steering. Shown here next to a normal saddle, it’s pretty obvious how much further back on the bike the Strike 9 sits.Ī couple more viewpoints. ![]() Where it gets different is the lack of a nose. They offer two different levels of padding to suit your preferences. The “love channel” is wide enough to be effective, I can’t recall any numbness while riding it. The part that makes contact with your sit bones is pretty traditional, and pretty comfortable. It gives the same overall feel but makes it so you don’t have to slam the saddle all the way back to get your position.” We adapted the rail position and tweaked the nose shape just slightly. UPDATE: From Weston at Dash regarding the rail position: “We actually did change a few things on the saddle since the version you have. Fortunately for me, ENVE’s 25mm setback post worked perfectly, and it comes with both standard round and oversized rail clamps. I tend to push my saddles forward a bit ( not triathlon forward, but a good centimeter or two more forward than most of my riding buddies), and even so it took a setback seatpost to get it into the right position.įortunately, there’s plenty of room for the 90mm rails to move forward or aft.Īnd Dash is happy to do just that if you want. The difficult part about fitting the Strike 9 to a bike is that the front of the rails merge into the shell pretty far back when compared to a traditional saddle. It did take a bit of work to get it adjusted to the right position, though, which was forced by the design of this particular unit, but something Dash can overcome since each one is hand made. ![]() Basically, it’s just a truncated bike seat without the full nose, so all the important sitting parts are there, plus a vestigial tail. Surprisingly, the odd shape of the saddle didn’t take too long to get used to. They gave it their reinforced, heavier duty layup for my 185lb body. Last November, I received the Dash Strike 9, a noseless saddle with full carbon fiber construction and a well padded split shell. ![]()
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