Peaty’s wade into the saddle market with their serviceable Monarch saddle, designed to provide comfort and silence on the trails.
Featuring a tuned chassis, ‘Throne Foam’, a 24% recycled sea plastic cover, removeable Ti or CroMo rails and a pressure relief channel, the Peaty’s Monarch Saddle isn’t just another saddle.
Photos by Pete Scullion.
Key features:
- Optimised one-size-fits-most profile
- Pressure relief channel
- Throne Foam padding
- Flex-Tuned rails and lugs
- Ramped rear profile provides extra support on climbs
- Choice of lightweight Ti-MX or durable matte black 4130 CrMo rails
- An integrated grab handle beneath the rear of the saddle
- 4130 CrMo £69.99 and Ti-MX £89.99 RRP
- Peatys.co.uk
Peaty’s have launched their Monarch Saddle, a familiar moniker for the brand that carries The Big Man’s surname. This was never going to be another saddle though so there’s plenty of neat features to talk about on the Monarch. This saddle is 145 x 260mm and has a 45mm stack height.
The first thing you’ll see is that embossed cover. A few logos and a bit of artwork aside, that cover is almost 25% recycled sea plastics. Always good to see brands helping scour the sea clear of sh*te. The cover is waterproof, seamless and vacuum-sealed PU. Zero stitches equals zero chafing. There’s also a 40mm deep pressure relief channel in that outer cover too.
Beneath that, lies the ‘Throne Foam’, whilst details are slim, the press release indicates that it’s designed not only for butt comfort but also for vibration damping. This sits atop the saddle base, into which the removeable rails sit, be it Ti or CroMo. 2 and 3mm Allen bolts secure these in place. Remove them to release the rails, clean it all out and reassemble to leave your saddle creak free.
The saddle itself is tuned for twang, features vibration damping foam, a raised tail for seated comfort, reinforced shoulders for resistance during crashes and is designed to help you lift it over fences or gates. A nice, well-thought out seat for your bicycle then.
Almost instantly, you notice that raised rear. Pressure moves to the sit bones rather than to anything slightly less durable and despite the relatively thin padding, it’s nothing short of comfy. Combined with the relief channel, there’s certainly no tingling ‘down there’ after a big old ride.
Even after some particularly minging rides, there’s been little effect on the outside cover and it didn’t make any odd noises at me like some saddles can when things get a little grimy. Taking the saddle apart is a breeze too, just make sure not to lose those 2mm bolts.
I quite liked the subtle grey base but if you want something a little more eye-catching or something to match your pride and joy, then there’s plenty more colour options. So far so good then for the Monarch saddle. Yes it’s hard to make a bad saddle, but this one came out swinging.
