Description
Meet Mags: The Mags is a road & gravel saddle that will reduce the weight of your bike while seriously increasing comfort.
Named for Magnolia Road in Boulder which has it all: Crazy steep switchbacks, rolling dirt at 8,000ft elevation, and topped with mountain bike trails. Mags is a do-it-all saddle made for both road and gravel riding. It’s light, great for getting forward in a gravel race or a steep mountain pitch, and keeps your thighs from rubbing.
Mags Value: Compared to lighter wheels, our Mags saddle is 6x less expensive per gram shed.
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We’re comparing our Mags Road + Gravel saddle to other snub-nosed saddles by lining up each saddle from where the rider’s sit bones contact the saddles. This is important because it allows for a comparison of where and how the rider will feel the nose of each saddle.
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The Mags saddle is relatively short, at 240mm long. This is the minimum length the UCI allows for. What this allows us to do is ensure the nose is not any longer than it needs to be - the longer the nose extends out front, the more narrow it needs to be to avoid rubbing the rider’s thighs and that more narrow nose sits between the rider’s pelvic bones, increasing the likelihood of painful soft tissue pressure. Here are 5 features we focused on when designing the Wove Mags:
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1. Transition: Mags transitions from rear to nose with a quick taper to get the saddle out of the way to maximize thigh clearance and reduce the likelihood of thigh rub and chafing.
2. Nose Width: The Mags nose is narrow while still providing support for the pelvic bones - any narrower, and there would be an increase in soft tissue pressure & discomfort.
3. Nose Length: Keeping the nose shorter allows us to support the pelvic bones while reducing the likelihood of thigh rub. A longer & more narrow nose increases soft tissue pressure especially when the hips are rotated forward.
4. Channel: The Mags channel extends all of the way through the tip of the nose and remains deep. When a channel ends before the tip of the saddle’s nose or becomes shallow, soft tissue pressure is increased.
5. Padding: We made the Mags a very well padded saddle. Comfort improves performance, so we checked off the weight weenie box with a 126g saddle and the performance box with ample padding.
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Notice the bare carbon at the rear of our saddle - this is where our rails attach to the underside of the saddle. We kept our rails narrow at that rear attachment point to increase the flex at the wings of the saddle for comfort. Covering that rear-center section of saddle with foam would add unnecessary weight, so instead you get to feast your eyes on beautiful carbon weave.
What Makes the Mags Special
For more than 20 years we have tried to find a saddle great for sitting up, all-day comfort, for soloing off the front on the rivet, and for dropping behind when the sketch factor goes up. We wanted zero soft tissue pressure, no chamois-bunching in a cut out, and zero thigh rubbing. So, we prototyped over dozens of saddles. And, we put in the miles, and then more miles.
We used our carbon experience to create a sub-125g saddle with 7x9mm unidirectional carbon rails. The foam padding is not too soft or too hard: our foam forms to your body and then provides great support, and our durable cover material is ultra thin, allowing the foam to work. Last, we’ve honed the grip/smoothness of the cover material to allow for riders to adjust their position while still providing just the right amount of grip and security.
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