FS: LNIB Fizik Arione Donna - $100 (including shipping)

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Gah...I have to give up on this saddle...and I hate to do it. But after 3 rides and a total of ~75 miles it's obvious that my left side and the saddle are never going to learn to play nice. The frustrating part is that my right side and sit bones LOVED this thing. The cushion (like a hybrid of the Jett and Ruby 143) and footprint are perfect. And those Fizik flex wings really accommodated the range of motion of my inner and rear thighs perfectly.

But I fully blame the issues I had on my anatomy. I list over to the left just slightly on every saddle I've ever sat on. I notice that most people I ride behind sit maybe a half cm. to one side over the other, so it's just part of being asymmetrical Humans.

What I loved about this saddle is the complete elimination of pinching and pressure up front...but I traded those issues for rubbing (I believe my labia majora ended up pressed against the left side of the channel, which in turn made the larger labia rub against the labia minora with every pedal stroke).

I really think a woman who doesn't find herself shifted to one side or the other would love this saddle. Were I not "crooked" I think this would have been my perfect saddle.

If anyone would like to try it, I will ship it to you for $100, including shipping.

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I'm just curious how this compares to other Fizi:k saddles? Not sure if you've tried others, but I've tried the Arione and the Vitesse. Both were not kind to my soft tissue. Does the Arione Donna take the pressure off?

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I have a test Vitesse...but I only did 12 miles of stop-and-go with my cyclocross bike. Both have the cut-out channel and I really didn't notice any pressure with either. That is what I LOVE about the Arione Donna...no pressure, no pinching...just chafing on my right side, since I seem to sit lop-sided on both this saddle and my Jett 143. I'm now reasonably certain that it's a width issue. If Fizik came out with a wider version I'd snatch it up without a second thought.

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Sold...on eBay.