{"id":130805,"date":"2022-02-01T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T07:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=review-global&#038;p=130805"},"modified":"2022-02-01T16:47:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T07:47:00","slug":"my-4-year-old-silverado","status":"publish","type":"review-global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/review-global\/my-4-year-old-silverado\/","title":{"rendered":"My 4 year old Silverado!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For some people, this might be the first time seeing these saddles. We finally were able to get them restocked.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a whole year since the last time we had these in stock. To me, it feels like way more than that.<\/p>\n<p>WTB=Wilderness Trail Bikes, was founded in 1982 in San Francisco California. The legendary bike frame builder, Steve Potts is one of the members who founded this company.<\/p>\n<p>They now produce tires, rims, grips, saddles and tons of more things. Most importantly, they were the people who invented the &#8220;Road Plus Tires&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>WTB has made a Blue Lug Special edition of their &#8220;Silverado Saddles&#8221; a few years ago, and they became one of our classic and top selling saddles in our selection.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* cross-check (52)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/51590747091\/in\/photolist-2mAU4Hv-2mAPNYj-2mAPNWF-2mw9ZHS-2mwdHhk-2mwbgxc-2mw9ZLT-2mwbgvU-2mw9ZPJ-2mwbgr5-2mwdHnq-2mwbgug-2mwdHrZ-2mwdHkm-2mwbgvJ-2mwdHpj-2mwbgtz-2mweLdE-2mgkDmF-2mgn3dX-2mggSEV-2mgcYsW-2mggSB3-2mgkDoe-2mgi1Co-2mgi1BS-2mggSFg-2mgcYtN-2mgcYrt-2mgi1HP-2mgcYzz-2mgn3he-2mgcYuE-2mgcYvB-2mgkDvd-2mgcYzj-2mgn3hV-2mggSMy-2mgcYxW-2mgkDpr-2mggSMo-2mgcYyC-2mgcYAG-2m6GzXh-2m6RFkM-2m6GzZM-2m6GzYV-2m6Q8Wf-2m6MkUd-2m6Lja6\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51590747091_23d36447af_b.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* cross-check (52)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* steamroller (49)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/51262103215\/in\/photolist-2m6RFkM-2m6GzZM-2m6GzYV-2m6Q8Wf-2m6MkUd-2m6Lja6-2m6RFmy-2m6MkTb-2m6MkR2-2m6Q8UX-2m6GzY9-2m6MkS9-2m6Q8WA-2m6MkRH-2m6RFmt-2mt1yHX-2mt5CKF-2mt6Nax-2mt9iHs-2mt1yDZ-2mt6NtZ-2mt1yD3-2mt6NbK-2mt1yCr-2mt5CPi-2mt6Nbj-2mt6NcS-2mt6NfY-2mt6NdP-2mt9iLU-2m6pBqJ-2m6r7Mo-2m6r7Mt-2m6h3k2-2m6mNjn-2m6r7S3-2m6mNjY-2m6r7Rm-2m6mNiL-2m6kMrf-2m6h3jL-2m6kMpB-2m6h3mz-2m6r7P2-2m6mNjs-2m6pBsH-2m5Ej5b-2m5JGUD-2m1HMDk-2m1MK6E\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51262103215_7c3df931d6_b.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* steamroller (49)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s special about those saddles? you might ask.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*HUNTER CYCLES* azex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/42997675521\/in\/photolist-28vyjV8-27q5ztJ-27q5zfh-27q5zmu-27q5zpL-27q5yRm-2aYtmyQ-PYR884-2dEx8vo-2cmmFnk-2cmmFBi-2cmmH7c-2cmmGCg-KMYUAn-KMYUvn-26HNKSN-26HNP85-26HNKRA-MkV6xb-KMYUC6-KMYUW2-26HNL2W-KMYUUi-26HNKVU-KMYUT6-26HNL5m-KMYUY6-26mS9P4-J5zm2p-24YTHV7-24YTJ2E-24YTJpJ-J5zm7z-26mS9RZ-26mS9Xv-26mSa6B-24YTJC9-24YTJdw-24YTJSY-26mSam6-24YTHQ7-24YTJKo-26mSabB-P2YPEn-P2YPNi-QEr8d3-QEr7Lm-QEr7Vu-P2YQfv-QEr7ZN\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1837\/42997675521_0f2387e35c_b.jpg\" alt=\"*HUNTER CYCLES* azex\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*RITCHEY* ascent (L)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/41586591715\/in\/photolist-26mS9RZ-26mS9Xv-26mSa6B-24YTJC9-24YTJdw-24YTJSY-26mSam6-24YTHQ7-24YTJKo-26mSabB-P2YPEn-P2YPNi-QEr8d3-QEr7Lm-QEr7Vu-P2YQfv-QEr7ZN-QEr7SU-QEr8j5-2cHNQ3A-QEr8xS-2bptNyR-2cHNPWU-P2YQVi-276XcZR-2cmmEuP-2cmmEPB-2cmmFtn-KMYUQR-26mS9CT-276Vfg8-HrUwJa-25JpuC2-JY4xW5-276VgBz-272ZjvY-JY6HkS-JY6H5G-HrUytc-JY6HDC-272ZjE5-JY6J9q-HrWJNg-HrWKdz-261ngTS-276Xcw6-261nhfd-276Xd8B-25Jrv86-28QT13q\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1744\/41586591715_26cc2306aa_b.jpg\" alt=\"*RITCHEY* ascent (L)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The picture above is the normal Silverado.\u00a0 As you can see, the logo is white, and the Blue Lug special version has a black logo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130783\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3790-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3790-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3790-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3790-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3790.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130792\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3797-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3797-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3797-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3797-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3797.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130791\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3787-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3787-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3787-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3787-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3787.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130784\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is my 4 year old Silverado I sit on everyday.<\/p>\n<p>They are still in great shape. No tear, still clean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130782\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3805-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3805-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3805-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3805-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3805.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130793\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3816-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3816-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3816-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3816-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3816.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And this is what it looks like when it&#8217;s freshly out of the box. It&#8217;s funny how the texture is changed.<\/p>\n<p>As you use these saddles, they begin to pick up some shine to them.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the kevlar material on the sides, they don&#8217;t tear or get scratched when the bike tumbles or when you lean it against a wall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130795\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3834-480x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3834-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3834-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3834-524x786.jpg 524w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3834.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130794\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3829-480x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3829-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3829-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3829-524x786.jpg 524w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3829.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130780\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3824-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3824-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3824-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3824-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3824.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a side to side comparison.<\/p>\n<p>They look like complete different saddles, but I swear they are the same.<\/p>\n<p>How do they feel? Well, I&#8217;ve been using this for four years. What do you think? They&#8217;re GREAT!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":130784,"template":"","better_featured_image":{"id":130784,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1280,"height":853,"file":"2022\/01\/DSCF3782.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"DSCF3782-640x427.jpg","width":640,"height":427,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":31504,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782-640x427.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"DSCF3782-900x600.jpg","width":900,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":51394,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782-900x600.jpg"},"large":{"file":"DSCF3782-1179x786.jpg","width":1179,"height":786,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":76825,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782-1179x786.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"DSCF3782-800x600.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":45827,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782-800x600.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"filesize":187598},"post":130694,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF3782.jpg"},"acf":{"not_to_displayed_on_top":null,"ctm-post-priority":null},"post-meta-fields":{"_edit_last":["48"],"_my_meta_value_key":["[{\"pid\":27790,\"name\":\"*WTB* silverado race saddle BL special (brown)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/wtb-silverado-race-saddle-bl-special-brown.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/58380b5adbf00c5b2741afb4fc1b2f76\/1\/i\/1img_8747_1.jpg\"},{\"pid\":25217,\"name\":\"*WTB* silverado race saddle BL special (all black)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/wtb-silverado-race-saddle-bl-special-all-black.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/58380b5adbf00c5b2741afb4fc1b2f76\/1\/i\/1img_0065.jpg\"},{\"pid\":29500,\"name\":\"*WTB* silverado race saddle BL special (camo)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/wtb-silverado-race-saddle-bl-special-camo.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/58380b5adbf00c5b2741afb4fc1b2f76\/1\/i\/1img_0068_4.jpg\"},{\"pid\":32311,\"name\":\"*WTB* silverado carbon saddle (black)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/wtb-silverado-carbon-saddle-black.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/58380b5adbf00c5b2741afb4fc1b2f76\/1\/i\/1img_9989_2.jpg\"},{\"pid\":32310,\"name\":\"*WTB* silverado pro saddle (black)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/wtb-silverado-pro-saddle-black.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/58380b5adbf00c5b2741afb4fc1b2f76\/1\/i\/1img_0155_7.jpg\"},{\"pid\":13160,\"name\":\"*WTB* silverado race saddle BL special (rasta)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/wtb-silverado-race-saddle-bl-special-rasta.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/58380b5adbf00c5b2741afb4fc1b2f76\/0\/3\/03211732_550d2cb96e513.jpg\"}]"],"_edit_lock":["1643708511:48"],"_thumbnail_id":["130784"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review-global\/130805"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review-global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review-global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}