Hard to give saddle suggestions since it's very personal, but from Muireen's description it sounds similar to what I need. Except that 135 would be a tad bit too wide for me, anything above 130 is not comfortable.
The saddle I use is Selle San Marco Aspide Carbon SL or the sister model which is called Aspide Carbon Composite. They are exactly the same shape and size, the only difference is that the composite has metal rails and the SL has carbon rails.
The width is 127 or 129 I believe, it is very comfortable and also lightweight.
The only thing you have to be careful about is transportation: you cannot just randomly 'throw' your bike in the back of a truck or lean it against a wall or something, because the seat is a sheet of carbon, it will crack if hit very hard. It is definitely weatherproof because it is just that - naked carbon with a clearcoat on top.
Doesn't get any simpler that this - and at least for my *bottom* - it doesn't get any more comfortable than this.
One downside: San Marco does not make this saddle anymore, so you may have to ask a few shops before you find someone that has it in stock or can order it from a distributor. It comes in white carbon (silver), black, blue, red, team white, and team yellow - so there's a good chance that you can find one that matches with your bike.
Good luck!
AND, if you try this saddle and like it, then please say a big thank you to Muireen - she 'summoned' me to the forums to help out on this one...
Hi everyone, it's nice to come back to TE from time to time, when I get a minute off from my hectic life!!!





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