Saddles that come in PINK??? :)

I have a Terry Damselfly pink saddle and it's time to move on to find a non-bit squishing saddle. I have been trying the San Marco Mantra, which sadly does NOT come in pink, yet it does seem to be working for me so far, which is awesome. It does cause some discomfort to my sit bones after a while, but I'm thrilled it's working as well as it is. Dh has this saddle on his bike and wants one for his MTB, so I'm ordering the Mantra to go ahead and use for my default saddle while I try some others to be sure. And since I'm the queen of pink, I might as well try saddles that are pink or have pink on them first. So far, these are the saddles I know I can get with pink:

Terry Damselfly (which I've squished my parts on for 2 years now)
Selle San Marco Aspide Arrowhead (fully pink saddle)
Selle Italia Diva Genuine Gel (white or black with pink graphics)
SMP - all of their saddles come in "Lady" version in white or black w/ pink graphics

Any others you guys know of? A google search for pink cycling saddle never yields anything but the Damselfly, so I thought I was out of luck until I accidentally came upon these others. I figured if I accidentally found these, what others are there that I can find if I ask around? :D

I noticed you had Selle San Marco Aspide Arrowhead, but the Selle San Marco Aspide Glamour also comes in Pink. I think it's just like an Arrowhead except no cutout. I have a Glamour in Black and another in White, but I've seen them in Pink also.

Actually, the Glamour is the one I meant to list. It seems like I may have stumbled across an Arrowhead in pink, but now i can't find it and I'm not sure I ever did see it in pink. Can you tell me about the Glamour? My problem with the Damselfly is that it squishes my girly bits, even though it has a small cut out. The Mantra has very large cutout, which solves that problem. I was worried the Glamour might give me trouble in that area again, but thought I'd try it to be sure ... cause it's PINK and all. :)

Selle An Atomica comes in "Giro Pink" :)

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Originally Posted by redrhodie

Selle An Atomica comes in "Giro Pink" :)

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I really don't need to know that! Must resist . . .

Like most saddles, there are mixed reviews on the Glamour. I personally love it so much, that when I upgraded from my Trek 2.3 which has a black Glamour to a Trek Madone, I bought a white Glamour. So, both my Treks have one!!

It has a channel in it rather than a cutout. It's a solid saddle without any padding, and I find that I am able to get my sit bones squarely planted and my girly bits don't get pinched or squashed. I'm probably medium in size, not abnormally large or small... 140 pounds.

I am not a racer or even a long distance rider, but I've spent 5 hours on the Glamour and although I may be tired, I don't have any soreness or hotspots in the saddle area.

That said, it's less than $100, and you can probably get it from a place that has a return policy, so it's worth a shot.

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Originally Posted by tctrek

Like most saddles, there are mixed reviews on the Glamour. I personally love it so much, that when I upgraded from my Trek 2.3 which has a black Glamour to a Trek Madone, I bought a white Glamour. So, both my Treks have one!!

It has a channel in it rather than a cutout. It's a solid saddle without any padding, and I find that I am able to get my sit bones squarely planted and my girly bits don't get pinched or squashed. I'm probably medium in size, not abnormally large or small... 140 pounds.

I am not a racer or even a long distance rider, but I've spent 5 hours on the Glamour and although I may be tired, I don't have any soreness or hotspots in the saddle area.

That said, it's less than $100, and you can probably get it from a place that has a return policy, so it's worth a shot.

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I have it in pink - just got it for my birthday. ;) I have the Glamour in black, so I know I'll like it. I used the pink one on my mountain bike for the Breast Cancer 3-Day in Denver, so some good saddle time - about 30 miles on the last day and it felt great. As soon as I get that bike back, I'll move the saddle to a road bike and give you a complete report, but I assume it will be great.

The Terry Donna's Butterfly used to come in pink but now only in black, alas. Might still be able to find one on ebay or leftover stock online at a bike shop. I couldn't tolerate a Damselfly (agree completely on the pinched bits!), but Butterflies agree with me very nicely.

You can custom-order the Fizik Vitesse in all pink:

http://www.fizik.com/shop_customize_...340307465----2

Kind of expensive to order from the US though.

I will say that this saddle came stock on my road bike and I thought it was quite comfortable (I replaced it with the Arione because I was already used to the Arione and actually preferred the narrower width, but I didn't have any problems with the Vitesse).

Specialized makes a few of their women's saddles with varying pink accents. One is white with hot pink accents, a few have the typical pastel pink, and at least one has pink accents and a pink pearlescent tint everywhere. Worth checking their website out.

I have the Sella San Marco on 3 of my MTBs - in 3 different colors, including pink ;). I race on this saddle, and have just come home from 3 days of 3+ hours/day on this saddle. It's comfortable for ME, but everyone is different.

I also have the Fizik in pink (and gray) on my road bikes. Also love this saddle - very comfy.

I will caution though, that what works for me may not work for you! But the pink sure does look nice :D.

SheFly

Just an FYI to the OP...Nashbar has the San Marco Aspide Glamour in Pink, Black, and White for just $79.99...that's a pretty good deal if I'm not mistaken. However, I don't know what their return policy is on saddles. I'm actually very interested in trying out this particular saddle in black. I've been using a Terry Butterfly Tri Gel saddle for the last year and a half, and while it served me well...lately I've had some "issues" with it. Mainly sore sit bones. So I'm not sure if the saddle is too wide, or not wide enough. Plus, I'm starting to think that the gel padding in it, is more than I need or want. I'm a long distance rider, and I've always heard/read that the longer distance you do, the firmer the saddle should be. The Terry is generously padded (when I press my finger into the seat, it sinks in fairly deep. Perhaps the padding is just wearing down and getting softer, but nonetheless, it's not really working for me now. So I think I'd like to try out a firmer saddle that has less padding, like the Glamour.

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Just an FYI to the OP...Nashbar has the San Marco Aspide Glamour in Pink, Black, and White for just $79.99...that's a pretty good deal if I'm not mistaken. However, I don't know what their return policy is on saddles. I'm actually very interested in trying out this particular saddle in black. I've been using a Terry Butterfly Tri Gel saddle for the last year and a half, and while it served me well...lately I've had some "issues" with it. Mainly sore sit bones. So I'm not sure if the saddle is too wide, or not wide enough. Plus, I'm starting to think that the gel padding in it, is more than I need or want. I'm a long distance rider, and I've always heard/read that the longer distance you do, the firmer the saddle should be. The Terry is generously padded (when I press my finger into the seat, it sinks in fairly deep. Perhaps the padding is just wearing down and getting softer, but nonetheless, it's not really working for me now. So I think I'd like to try out a firmer saddle that has less padding, like the Glamour.

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I have this saddle in black and love it. The second ride was a little tender as my seat bones got used to it but there is no padding to sink into and expose the soft bits. After my 3 month lay up I had no problem getting back on and enjoying it! :)

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I have this saddle in black and love it. The second ride was a little tender as my seat bones got used to it but there is no padding to sink into and expose the soft bits. After my 3 month lay up I had no problem getting back on and enjoying it! :)

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Oooh, that's great to know! I'd love to hear from anymore ladies out there that are using (or have used) the San Marco Aspide Glamour saddle. I'm getting close to pulling the trigger on buying one, but would like a little more feedback from those that have tried it. I've already tried the Cobb V-Flow Plus saddle, and ended up returning it because my sit bones protested very loudly using that saddle for 300 miles. I switched back to my Butterfly Tri Gel and have been using it ever since...but I think the generous gel padding in that saddle is starting to either soften up too much, or my sit bones just don't like it the squishyness of it.