I Rode a Cheap Carbon Saddle for Weeks - Here’s the Honest Truth

Описание: 🪑💥 This Cheap Carbon Saddle Should NOT Be This Good…

I’ll be honest, I was very skeptical going into this one.

A cheap carbon saddle?
From AliExpress?
Yeah… I expected pain, numbness, or regret 😅

But after several weeks of riding, this saddle has completely flipped my expectations.

This is the Mixed 5D carbon saddle and somehow it’s:

⚖️ About HALF the weight of my previous saddle
💸 Nearly a quarter of the cost
🚴 Shockingly comfortable
🤯 …and honestly? I didn’t expect any of that

For a bit of context 👇

I’m a hypermobile rider, and I chose this saddle after watching Neill Stanbury’s bike fitting course.
He recommends this saddle hard so I did what I always do…

🦍 Gorilla mode activated
I bought it, fitted it properly, and tested it myself.

🔬 What this saddle has been through:

🕒 Indoor trainer sessions (3+ hours)
🚴 Long outdoor endurance rides
🏁 90+ mile ride
🎄 The Rapha Festive 500
📆 Several weeks of consistent use

No gimmicks. No first-ride hype. Just real riding.

🤔 First impressions vs reality:

❌ First 10 minutes: “Hmm… not sure about this”
✅ After that: Settled in perfectly
✅ Zero hotspots
✅ No numbness
✅ No saddle-related discomfort

And yes, I don’t use chamois cream, so this wasn’t being masked by anything.

🎯 Final thoughts:

Is it perfect? No saddle is.
Is it unbelievable for the price? Absolutely.

If you told me this saddle cost 3–4x more, I’d believe you.

💬 Have you tried a cheap carbon saddle before?
💬 Would you trust one or is this madness?

Let me know 👇
More budget cycling tests & lightning reviews coming soon 😎🦍