Selle Italia - saddle widths?

[hulagirl]

I'm finding conflicting numbers.

On their website, they say one thing. Download their 2011 catalog and it says something totally different. Agh!

I'm ok with my Terry Liberator. It's not the best thing, but it's better. I continue my search because it's so heavy and I still go a bit number in the girly bits.

So - as I'm a 150mm c to c on the sit bones, I'm looking for 155+ width saddles. I'm looking at:

Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow: (2011 catalog says 160x262 280g)
SLR lady gel flow: (catalog 155x273 240g) Web: 146x273 eta: no longer in the running
Diva Gel Flow: (catalog 160x265 265 g) Web: 152x270 - I have a Diva Gel Flow and it is far short of being 160! So I don't know if that's a 2011 change or what.

Does anyone have the 2011 versions of any of these and if so, can you confirm measurements?

Mahalo!

Denise

[emily_in_nc]

There's also the Terry Butterfly, which is shaped/sized exactly like Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow (at least the older models). These two saddles work equally well for me.

[hulagirl]

There's also the Terry Butterfly, which is shaped/sized exactly like Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow (at least the older models). These two saddles work equally well for me.

The butterfly comes in just around 155 and that doesn't work for me. Something about that one just doesn't fit right.

[Becky]

My SLR Lady Gel Flow is ~155mm. It's a couple years old though...I wonder if they changed it?

[OakLeaf]

Have you confirmed it's not the shape that's a problem for you? The Liberator is very wedge-shaped, and so are the SI saddles you pointed out. Personally I can't even begin to ride the Liberator - it's plenty wide for me in theory, but it's so wedge-shaped that it forces my sitbones well forward of the widest part of the saddle, and I end up with all my weight on my tender parts on the nose.

If you try a much more T-shaped SI Turbomatic let me know how it works for you ...

[hulagirl]

Have you confirmed it's not the shape that's a problem for you? The Liberator is very wedge-shaped, and so are the SI saddles you pointed out. Personally I can't even begin to ride the Liberator - it's plenty wide for me in theory, but it's so wedge-shaped that it forces my sitbones well forward of the widest part of the saddle, and I end up with all my weight on my tender parts on the nose.

If you try a much more T-shaped SI Turbomatic let me know how it works for you ...

The Liberator is great on my bum! First saddle that I've been on that actually allowed me to feel some weight on my seat bones instead of the middle bits. But when I'm in drops, there is too much pressure on the soft bits up front due to the cushy cutout. But it's manageable.

My main issue with the Liberator is the weight. I want a lighter saddle on my road bike. The Liberator is going to shift to my Bike Friday.

I do need something over 155 - probably more in the 160 range. Anything less than that just won't cut it. And I need a cut out. I wish I could try the SMP Plus...but that's a heavy one too.

[emily_in_nc]

The butterfly comes in just around 155 and that doesn't work for me. Something about that one just doesn't fit right.

In that case, I'd avoid the SI Lady Gel Flow, unless the shape has changed quite a bit since the one I bought several years ago. Mine is identical to a Terry Butterfly in shape and size; only the cover and rails are different.

[Becky]

I really like the looks of the SI Turbomatic that Oak posted, so I tried tinkering in Photoshop to compare it to my current SLR Lady Gel Flow.

IMO, it's maybe a tiny bit more t-shaped.... I'm not sure that it's a big enough difference for me to spend the money....

[hulagirl]

I really like the looks of the SI Turbomatic that Oak posted, so I tried tinkering in Photoshop to compare it to my current SLR Lady Gel Flow.

IMO, it's maybe a tiny bit more t-shaped.... I'm not sure that it's a big enough difference for me to spend the money....

I was looking at this one too! But it isn't wide enough. I really, really, really love this one:


Want!

But again, it's only 145.

[hulagirl]

In that case, I'd avoid the SI Lady Gel Flow, unless the shape has changed quite a bit since the one I bought several years ago. Mine is identical to a Terry Butterfly in shape and size; only the cover and rails are different.

Thanks for noting this. I'll cross it off my list.