Saddles, yet again

[sunflowergal]

I currently ride a Butterfly Ti and have had relatively good luck with it. The new one has broken down pretty fast and I'm looking for a new saddle. Am thinking about trying a Specialized Jett or a Bontrager inform RL. Has anyone tried the Bontrager inForm RL? If so, what's the verdict?

[Biciclista]

I hate to say this but most bontragers have bad reviews.

[azfiddle]

I have a hand-me-down Jett. It was a big improvement over the original seat that came on my Fuji- even though my friend had put so many miles on it that she had replaced it with a new one. I imagine a new one would be better.

[alimey]

Love my Jett - it has a bigger hole than the Terry, so I found it more comfy. It feels hard to start with & you definitely sit up high on your sit bones. Again, would rather have pressure on my sit bones than more tender parts. I angle my saddle up a fair bit (iphone leveller app v good for setting up saddle angles). The other saddle I would really recommend is the Selle Italia Gel Flow Diva (there are a couple of different models). Nice big hole, not quite as hard as the Jett - but still fairly stylish. Comes in white & black I think.

Oh yes - on the Jett - don't get one too narrow. it depends how forward your position is (eg; on my track bike I am usually in the drops - so am rocked forwards & use the 143mm. On my road bike, I am more on the hoods & use the 155mm). I once put the narrower saddle on my road bike to see if I could get on with it - tried it for about 100miles & it was never as comfy as the wider one, so swapped it back. Why did I swap it you ask? 2 shallow reasons - I though the narrower one looked a bit more racy, and I could only get a white one in the narrower size. Learning - fit is paramount (have I learnt this yet?? very unlikely!!)