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by Nick Franzini
 GEAR NEWS 15 / 07 / 08
 

Charge Knife

Charge Knife

Charge, our favourite Somerset based bicycle company, has released the Knife, a new saddle to complement its popular Spoon series.

The Knife is a lighter version of the Spoon, and while it carries much the same shape, it's been slimmed right down in all the key areas to get the weight down.

Weight savings have been achieved in a number of ways. From the side profile, the new Knife is much slimmer with a new flexible nylon base allowing the fitting of thinner foam padding. Titanium rails help drop the weight, as do the removal of the nose and rear bumpers. Charge claim a weight of 210g.

Costing £39.99, the Knife will be hitting the shops in a few months. Available in black or white.

www.chargebikes.com


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alex bethell 
Posted: 18/07/08 15:36:49 49

Not the best name when trying to imply that this a comfortable saddle (?!!) but if the Knife is even half as comfortable as their "Spoon" saddle then I'll be first in line for one. I have enthused about my Spoon to several Road Bike riders and had a sniffy response (because Charge "...are a mountain bike company....")

 Well do yourself a favour and chuck out those prconceptions. 210g is Fizik Arione territory and - while saddles are the most subjective of all bike components - the Spoon is one of the most comfortable saddles I have tried at ANY money. £40 for the Knife sounds like The-Bargainest-Goldmine-Ever.

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