So I wasn't sure where to put this. There are many topics on saddles and I hate to be redundant, so my apologies if this doesn't completely warrant a new thread.

So once again, another person experiencing saddle hell. So I bought a Specialized Ruby 143 (fully returnable) and I took it for a 2 hour ride. Definitely better than my previous saddle, but that isn't hard to do. I don't even know how to describe which bones were hurting on the Ruby though. I guess the ones that are right where your underline would be. Maybe that pain would go away? The guy at the shop also measured me at 120. I tried the paper towel method yesterday and got 130. So hmm.. I mean I'm sure his method was more accurate, but it just seems like a big difference.

Here are my questions...

Do you think the pain I got with the Ruby was due to the shape?

I was looking at the Sella Italia SLR and the SLK. The SLR is 155 though. So a big over kill for me? The SLK is a 145 so that would probably be okay. Do you think the shapes of either of these are the same as the Ruby and thus I'd run into the same problem?

I was also checking out the San Marco's, but I'm not sure which ones are women specific.