Sometimes having padding is a bad thing. Sometimes a cutout is a bad thing. For me I guess both of these are true because the Aspide has no cutout and it's light on the padding and firm. It does have a 'channel' down the center that takes the pressure off my soft parts but it still provides support that feels very even with no 'hot spots.' For a while, I had my Terry Butterfly on my roadbike (took it off my MTB to try it on the road), and found it less comfortable. I sunk into it more, and that became pressure as the cutout provided no support and all my weight felt like it was on the sitbones. It is also wider feeling on the nose and I could feel rubbing as I peddled. On the MTB I guess I don't stay planted on the seat as much as I never noticed these drawbacks on the Terry before.

I had ordered the Aspide from here and when it arrived I thought "oh oh, too hard." I dreaded the thought of riding it but it took only about 4 miles for me to realize that I had found my new saddle for my new road bike on the first try.