Question: weight of saddle

[loni0908k]

So, after breaking my "newbie" self into my current saddle, it's become a lot easier to ride. However, I still want to find a new, more comfortable saddle, and I keep hearing that the best out there is the Terry Butterfly. My question is this: Should the weight difference between the Terry Butterfly TI (242g) and the Terry Butterfly Trigel (313g) affect my decision drastically? I'm thinking with the gel it may be a bit more comfortable (however the price remains the same either way), but I am going to be working up to my first century this year, with many more to come after that. What do you more experienced riders think?? Thanks for the input!

[Veronica]

Apparently my bike weighs like 4 pounds more (with all the stuff I have on it) than the rest of the Amici Veloci's team. It doesn't stop me from logging in some miles or riding up mountains.

Go for what's comfortable. I ride a leather saddle, so I can't really tell you about gel.

V.

[SadieKate]

V's bike weighs about 4 lbs more than my vintage-lugged Mercian. About 9 lbs more than my Litespeed. Weight will make you strong!

When it comes to a saddle, use what is comfortable. You can look at the cumulative weight of all your other components and try to keep it to a minimum if you want.

[Veronica]

So if I ride your litespeed will I go as fast as you Sarah? Will I be able to keep up with Kim, the speedster up Diablo?

But I soooo trust my Fluffy bike on descents. We can trade for the way up and trade back for descent.

V.

[SadieKate]

We can trade for the way up and trade back for descent.

Yeah, right. Ask Kim.

But the speed thing? You might! We could just strip Fluffy nekkid and see what happens.

[CorsairMac]

don't worry about the weight - in the overall scheme of things a lighter saddle isn't going to mean much if you can't ride on it! I use Specialized saddles and the road sport has gel pads Only where my sit bones are. I wasn't sure if I would like it or not but after riding my first 50 - I had no issues with my butt either that day or after. I tend to prefer a longer nose on my saddles but some women don't so try them out if you can. Are you getting them from your LBS? If yes, ask what they're return policy is - and/or see if they'll let you try them on your bike! and good luck!

sadie/V: I want the light bike going up but the heavy bike (for speed!) going down!!...wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee