Mo'Flow Saddle

Last Saturday I took off my rebranded Selle Italia saddle (received on a previous bike) and slapped the Blackwell Research Mo'Flow saddle on for a test ride. Do you consider 138 KM a bit much for the first ride on a new saddle? Me too, but it was sure to indicate whether or not the design worked for me.

The first thing that you notice about this saddle is that the nose just falls away at the front. This gets it right out of the way of your nether regions and also makes sure that the stitching does not cause any chaffing or rubbing.


Next up in the slightly peculiar department are the long sides of the saddle that hide the rails. What I found was that these "wings" prevented chaffing/rubbing of the inside of my legs against the head of the seat post. A nice little feature that I think a lot of people will appreciate.

The mass is in line with other lightweight saddles.

This saddle also had a 1 cm higher stack than the one I replaced and so I needed to lower my seat post in order to get my position where I needed it.

Pros: After 138 KM I was still reasonably comfortable. Down in the drops was the most comfortable position on this saddle and this indicates that this could be a great one for riding in the aero position.

Cons: The deep channels that provide relief proved to be a bit too sharp when up on the hoods of the brake levers. Where the ridges of the centre-cut on my previous saddle were very flat, the Mo'Flow ridges were definitely more peaked. At about the 100KM mark I could definitely fell these on my butt, BUT never on my tender bits.

Were I racing triathlon this year, this saddle would be on my TT machine. Since I am not and am restricted by UCI rules, I am using ISM Racing instead. As for the road bike, I am putting the old Selle Italia back on. For me the irritation from the centre-cut ridges of the Mo'Flow was manageable, but it was not something that I wish to learn to live with.

Want to try it out to see if it is the right one for you? Send me an email.