Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
According to Trek, cutouts make no difference in comfort or performance
What? Trek420? Oh, that must make for interseting dinner conversation...oh, wait, that's Trek Bicycles.

But seriously, Knot, I hope you did not read any negative towards you, your research, or your explanations. This is a topic near and dear to my heart...ok, tush. These boards have a wealth of information on the topic (thanks to wonderful people like you), but like all good information, it leaves me wanting more, more, more! Every time you post good information, I end up with more questions.

Some day when you perform the definitve study (using, of course TE as your research victim pool ), I want to read it, even if I won't understand 1/2 of it.

I have to admit that I do periodically go out to the Wallingford site and look longingly at Brooks saddles for the shape and the width, but then I keep riding my SMP for the cutout--being able to pee after a ride is more important to me than "pantyline" chafing. Yes, I should try the Brooks, but, memories of riding the non-cutout saddle stay with me and bias my initial opinion.

Of course, I want the perfect saddle. But, I know that what works for me will not work for the next woman. And, if we want that woman to ride, be it sitting up on a commuter or a hybrid, tilted for road, or aero for the triathlon, she needs the saddle for her. It sure would be nice if saddle manufacturers would stand up and notice that we aren't all built the same and don't ride the same. Sigh...I dream of a perfect world.

Thanks for your continued information and, of course, your research into the research. You're teaching us all.