Best 15 cheap Bike Components for Ladies

Terry Bicycles Butterfly Carbon Saddle – Women’s

In 1985, upon introducing a women’s specific bicycle frame design to the industry, Georgena Terry created a company destined to become a household name among women cyclists throughout the world. True to her passion for cycling gear that specifically addresses the fit and needs of women, she expanded the line to include saddles, the primary touch-point while riding. And while the company has expanded and the line of saddles has grown exponentially, the Butterfly Carbon Saddle retains all of the characteristics embodied in the original Butterfly that is loved the world over.

The original women’s saddle, the Butterfly, was designed in 1999. While it has gone through revisions over the years, the basic design and profile have remained the same. There are now several versions of the Butterfly each one with unique features.

Terry’s Butterfly Carbon Saddle was placed on Carbon rails. Unique to the saddle is the oval shape of the rails. They measure 9.6mm high by 7mm wide. This shape provides extra durability and stiffness. The carbon rails also make it the lightest of all the Butterfly saddles. The base is the same multi-density injection molded foam featured in the entire Butterfly line placing stiffer padding over the paddles and softer foam along the full length channel and cut-out to relieve pressure against soft tissue areas. Additionally, a thin layer of gel is laid over the padding for a little extra comfort during long rides.

Covered in real leather with an embossed butterfly pattern, the saddle is sure to turn heads perched on your prized steed.

The Terry Butterfly Carbon Saddle measures 262mm long by 155mm wide at the paddle. It weighs 218grams and is available in the color Black.

Terry Bicycles FLX Saddle – Women’s

Although the Terry Butterfly saddle is the most popular of its line, not all women need a saddle quite as wide or as padded. Professional women racers often prefer lighter weight, less padded saddles. The FLX series is the latest in Terry Bicycle’s saddle design featuring a unique shape and lighter weight.

There are a few things to look for when deciding which is the optimal saddle for your riding and anatomy. First you’ll want to know the width between your sit bones. Easily measurable, this tells you the approximate width of a saddle necessary to support your sit bones. While the Terry Butterfly measures 155mm, the FLX is a narrower 142mm.

Cushioning is also another thing to look at while trying to choose a saddle. And while none of Terry’s saddles feature the super soft gel of days of yore that often caused more sores than it prevented, they do have varying grades of supportive cushioning. The FLX is one of its minimally padded saddles.

Additionally, the FLX features a unique shape. Rather than a traditional one-piece pear-shape with a cutout, the shell is designed with an almost complete cutaway from the back area between the paddle to the nose. This does two things. First, it gives you pressure relief for soft tissue zones along the entire length of the saddle. Second, it provides two very distinct perches for your sit bones so that you won’t slide around trying to locate the perfect position.

The rails of the FLX are constructed from durable Manganese and the entire saddle is covered in black leather with classic white patent leather accents.

The Terry FLX saddle is 260mm long by 142mm wide. It is available in Black.

Juliana Primiero Saddle – Women’s

Lady posteriors are different than dude posteriors, so a saddle that’s made for guys won’t work as well for gals. Obvious? Maybe, but the Juliana Primiero Women’s Saddle is somehow still one of the women’s-specific MTB saddles on the market. Made with a wider shape than men’s saddles, the Primiero is designed to support women’s sit bones, but it’s not so wide that it will interfere with your pedaling and movement in the saddle. The flex-tuned composite shell flexes to save your sensitive bits from getting banged up, but is stiff enough to support aggressive pedaling, and low-profile padding offers gentle cushioning where you need it. An anatomical center channel helps reduce pressure, chromoly rails keep it locked on to your seat post, and the Kevlar-reinforced cover is smooth, sleek, and seriously durable.

WTB Deva HP Comp Saddle – Women’s

WTB’s Deva HP Comp Saddle blends comfortable padding and support with a cost that won’t leave your bank account crying. Its HP designation indicates a higher volume of padding, with an average thickness of 20mm compared to the standard Deva’s 13mm for a bit of extra support. Like it’s lower padding sibling, the Deva HP features a recessed center channel that relieves pressure on sensitive tissues as well as WTB’s DNA padding. This padding conforms to your anatomy almost like memory foam to further relieve pressure points and increase comfort.

SDG Components Allure Dakine Steffi Marth Co-op Ti-Alloy Saddle – Women’s

It’s no wonder why the SDG Components Allure Dakine Steffi Marth Co-op Ti-Alloy Saddle is so mesmerizing to the serious rider. What, with its ti-alloy rails and flat-forward platform, this saddle delivers strength, responsiveness, and lightweight performance, all without inhibiting your movement in the seat. Its down-curved nose helps you climb without hindrance, and the full cut-out provides soft tissue relief through long hours riding. A plush lightweight PU-foam cushion helps absorbs harsh impact from the roughnes sof the road, and its seameless stitched cover offers a smooth, durable design for season of use.

Terry Bicycles Butterfly Cromoly Gel Saddle – Women’s

When Georgena Terry brought women’s specific bike design to the industry in 1985, she shaped a company destined to become a go-to for women cyclists. True to her passion of designing cycling gear that specifically addresses the fit and needs of women, she expanded the line to include saddles, the primary touch-point while riding. And while the company has expanded and grown, and Terry is no longer at the helm, the Butterfly Cromoly Gel saddle remains one of its most popular models.

Designed in 1999, the Butterfly Saddle, is by no means dated. In fact, it embodies the best of the research and development Terry has done with both professional as well as recreational cyclists. Constructed on FeC Alloy rails, the Butterfly is 155mm wide at the paddle which provides support for women’s wider sit bones. The flatter top means that the saddle will not put excess pressure on the soft tissue area between your sit bones. The injection molded foam is multiple densities, with a stiffer foam on the paddles and softer foam near the nose. Additionally, the Butterfly features a thin layer of supportive gel along the top. Unlike squishy seat covers, the gel inserts are firm and provide optimal support without added pressure against soft tissue. A traditional pear shape, the saddle features a full-length channel with a cutout which also helps to minimize pressure.

The entire saddle is covered in smooth microfiber with textured leather. It is made in Italy and features the fine attention to detail that is the mark of Italian design.

The Terry Butterfly Cromoly Gel Saddle weighs 369 grams and has a length of 262mm. It is available in Black.

WTB Deva Pro Saddle – Women’s

Trading out the titanium rails of its more expensive counterpart, the Deva Team for more price-conscious chromoly, WTB’s Deva Pro Saddle blends the comfort you expect in a long-mile saddle with the affordability to have some cash left over for all-important snacks. Like the Team, the Deva Pro features a recessed center channel that relieves pressure on sensitive tissues as well as WTB’s DNA padding. This padding conforms to your anatomy almost like memory foam to further relieve pressure points and increase comfort. Its durable microfiber cover resists scuffs and abrasion, while minimal graphics make let this saddle fit aesthetically with nearly any bike.

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WTB Deva Pro Saddle – Women’s

Trading out the titanium rails of its more expensive counterpart, the Deva Team for more price-conscious chromoly, WTB’s Deva Pro Saddle blends the comfort you expect in a long-mile saddle with the affordability to have some cash left over for all-important snacks. Like the Team, the Deva Pro features a recessed center channel that relieves pressure on sensitive tissues as well as WTB’s DNA padding. This padding conforms to your anatomy almost like memory foam to further relieve pressure points and increase comfort. Its durable microfiber cover resists scuffs and abrasion, while minimal graphics make let this saddle fit aesthetically with nearly any bike.

Fi’zi:k Luce – R5 Saddle – Women’s

Take the sting away from all day rides without breaking the bank with the Fi’zi:k Luce R5 saddle. This luxe saddle utilizes the same shape and construction as its carbon-railed counterpart, but opts for cost-saving S-alloy rails instead, shaving a big bill off of the price, while keeping your sit bones happy. It features a wide, 144mm shell (regular), topped with an Ischial Flex cover that both cushions you, and stands up to long and rigorous miles that but the hurt on your saddle.

The Luce is crafted with a three-piece shell that will adapt to your body movement to prevent fatigue while maintaining just the right amount of stiffness, combining two thermoplastic panels with the center carbon-reinforced nylon. You’ll be able to drive power into the pedals when you’re floating along a serpentine climb after work, with enough flex to enjoy staying out all day on Saturday group rides. A lengthy pressure relief cutout along the saddle’s middle also helps with this; it encourages healthy, consistent circulation throughout soft tissue to prevent numbness from getting in the way of enjoying new routes, races, and sporadic rides to the café.

Terry Bicycles Butterfly LTD Saddle – Women’s

We’re pretty sure that nobody ever said comfort and style have to be mutually exclusive, and Terry Bicycles is quick to prove the point with the Butterfly LTD Saddle. This saddle offers the tried-and-tested support that Terry is known for, with injection-molded multi-density foam, and a women’s specific cut with wide, 155mm rear to support your sit bones, and a full-length channel that alleviates pressure from your sensitive tissue. To bring feminine flair to the Butteryfly, Terry wraps the saddle with printed Dura-Tek featuring limited edition artwork that wraps around with a touch of color, and swooping lines that resemble a butterfly taking flight.

Ergon SR Pro Saddle – Women’s

Designed and ridden by world champion Pauline Ferrand Prévot, the Ergon Women’s SR Pro Saddle provides a fine-tuned balance of pressure-relieving comfort, low friction for greater mobility in the saddle, and lightweight construction that’s suitable for competitive racing and training pursuits. TiNox rails shave weight while maintaining a high level of strength. OrthoCell inlays along the genital and sitting areas provide high levels of cushioning that’s lighter and more durable than gel.

It’s tailored specifically for females with its generously sized relief channel that’s placed further forward, as to relieve pressure exerted on the pelvis. Additionally, the saddle features a wider, V-shaped outline to better distribute pressure over bony sitting areas. Sliding flanks reduce friction while pedaling, also allowing for quick changes in position.

Ergon SM Saddle – Women’s

Its no secret that we’re fans of chunky rock gardens, and berm-blasting days, but we admit that sometimes we get a little too rowdy and end up with some punishment from our sit bones the next day. Fortunately with saddles like the Ergon SM Women’s Saddle we can take some of the sting out of the ride, and spend tomorrow conquering more miles of singletrack, instead of sitting with an ice pack on our hind-end binge watching 90’s sitcoms. This saddle is crafted for the art of enduro, all-mountain, and long-distance tours, using a stiff nylon composite shell to give you rigid support, and orthopedic comfort foam on top that soaks up chatter from blown-out landings and chattery, white-knuckle descents.

A women’s specific profile gives you comfort all around the saddle, with a shorter nose, wider back, and generous cutout that alleviates pressure from your most sensitive anatomy. The back feature a flat design that’s built for moving fore and aft, and allows you to get way behind the saddle on steep descents with minimal risk of hangups. The saddle is topped off with a smooth microfiber cover that lets you move around freely, and minimal seaming reduces potential snag points and rubbing against your favorite shorts.

Brooks England B67 S Aged Saddle – Women’s

The Brooks B67S Aged Saddle offers out-of-the-box comfort for your city riding needs. Due to its leather construction, it still has the long-wearing durability you’d expect from Brooks. And thanks to its steel springs, it offers considerably more comfort than other saddles designed for upright riding postures, especially on uneven road surfaces.

Brooks forms the B67S saddle out of leather, just as it has for nearly 150 years. The “Aged” designation means that it’s built from pre-softened leather, helping you to avoid the notorious break-in period that leather saddles require. It’s attached to the base at the fore and aft of the saddle with brass rivets. The rails reach back to dual steel springs, which act as suspension when riding rigid bikes on imperfect city roads.

This being the women’s version, it has a slightly shorter nose, which better accommodates the ladies. The 205mm tail width offers a great deal of support for bikes with an upright riding position.

The Brooks B67S Aged Saddle is available in one size, and in the color Dark Tan.