Pear vs T

[Veronica]

I guess I'm defective, because I don't see it.




Is this Finesse a pear or a T?



SLK - pear or T?



Diva - pear or T?

Veronica

[Catrin]

Thank you for asking this - I have not been able to tell the difference either...

[KnottedYet]

I had a great picture comparing my B67 and my Serfas Niva.

Photobucket ate it, because I didn't touch the account for so long. You look at the top view, not the sides like the pictures you put up.

From the top, look at the transition from the sit part to the nose. If it is gradual, it's on the pear side of the universe. If it's abrupt, it's on the T side.

[OakLeaf]

Well, I went downstairs to take a picture of the saddle on my old race bike, which was I'm pretty sure the first saddle Terry ever made - a gel saddle with the cut-out in the plastic frame, but not in the cover.

And dangit if it isn't nearly the same shape as my Jett, albeit a little narrower overall, including a very narrow nose.

Why, oh why, did Terry saddles go all pear-shaped - as the Brits would say - from such a promising beginning?

[ny biker]

What is the full name of the Diva in your picture?

[Veronica]

What is the full name of the Diva in your picture?

It's this one.

Veronica

[KnottedYet]

Well, I went downstairs to take a picture of the saddle on my old race bike, which was I'm pretty sure the first saddle Terry ever made - a gel saddle with the cut-out in the plastic frame, but not in the cover.

And dangit if it isn't nearly the same shape as my Jett, albeit a little narrower overall, including a very narrow nose.

Why, oh why, did Terry saddles go all pear-shaped - as the Brits would say - from such a promising beginning?

That's the kind of Terry I had, too. I loved that saddle. I can't ride the new Terry saddles at all, they chafe the bejeebers out of me.

[snapdragen]

Why, oh why, did Terry saddles go all pear-shaped - as the Brits would say - from such a promising beginning?

Terry's got a new one out -- FLX.

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[KnottedYet]

Oooh, now that's a pear shape!

Compare that to the first top view Veronica posted.

[Biciclista]

[QUOTE=Veronica;516050]I guess I'm defective, because I don't see it.




Is this Finesse a pear or a T?





Finesse is pretty sleek, not a pear, but seems kind of narrow to support sit bones.

SLK - pear or T?



Diva - pear or T?
Veronica

Can't tell from the angle on this Diva..

[Veronica]

The top two photos were both of the Finesse, just from different angles and different colors. It's 177 mm wide.

Veronica

[Veronica]

[QUOTE=Biciclista;516237]

Finesse is pretty sleek, not a pear, but seems kind of narrow to support sit bones.

This one is actually the SLK. It's 145 mm - plenty wide for my sitbones and I don't hit the saddle with the inside of my thigh as as I pedal like I did with the Finesse.

Veronica

[Biciclista]

Veronica, you have a saddle that you love and it fits you. You should be overjoyed. I know you put thousands of miles on it. Enjoy.

Don't worry about those of us who are in unbearable pain on similar saddles.
BTW, you can see some great pear shaped saddles in that JPG I posted above.

[Trek420]

That's what's so great about cycling, everybody is different. There's a perfect saddle out there for every butt

[OakLeaf]

I think they should let us make butt molds out of playdoh and send them in to 'saddle' central so we can be matched up with our perfect tushey-rest.

Making a butt print helps a lot with sizing, but I think shape is more about the motion of your legs.

Really, 3-D printing is very far advanced right now, and saddle shells would be a perfect application. I'm betting the day isn't far off when we'll be able to go to a bike shop, sit on a machine and pedal for a while, and have a custom saddle within a week.