Morgaw Forsage saddle review

There are an awful lot of saddles on the market, a lot of which are, if we're being honest, pretty similar. To stand out then, Morgaw had to come up with a little bit different, which is why the Morgaw Forsage saddle, the company's road perch, comes with an "active saddle platform".

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What that means is that the saddle comes with small shock absorbers which are built into the junction between the saddle rails and the shell which, in theory, help to nip road vibrations in the bud before they make their way to the rider, giving you a smoother more comfortable ride.

So, does it work? Well, the Morgaw Forsage saddle not going to change your life, but I did notice a slight difference compared to my normal saddle (a Fizik Aliante VSX Kium saddle). Don't go thinking that you're going to be able to turn your super-stiff race bike into a cushy, compliant endurance machine just by putting on this saddle, but the extra modicum of comfort is still welcomed.

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Even if the Morgaw Forsage saddle didn't blow me away with its USP, it is still fundamentally a rather good saddle. I'm not normally a big fan of flat saddles (and this is as flat as they come), but I didn't find myself sore after long weekend rides as I would if I tried to do the same on, for example, a Fizik Arione or a Fabric Scoop Flat Pro saddle.

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It's pretty light too. The test model with aluminium rails that I've been using weighs 216g, while there is also a carbon rail version available that will add £20 to the pricetag but will also shave 20g off the weight.

However, one real annoyance with the Morgaw Forsage saddle is that, with some seatpost designs, it is a real faff to fit. There is only a centimetre or so of space between the rails and the shell, which mean it can be difficult to get your fingers around any nuts and bolts that need to be held in place to attach the saddle to the seatpost.