Need help with Saddle nose comparison.
Some of you may remember and some may not of my saddle woes.
Sitbones measurements - Outside to outside - 135mm, C-to-C - 112mm, I have no idea whether it's considered to be narrow sitbones or wide.
Saddles I've tried:
Terry Butterfly - didn't like the "too dome" shaped, and felt like my sitbones was falling off the edge a little.
Bontrager inForm Affinity - a little too firm in the back, and did not like the notch in the back, kept digging in my butt. Good for short rides, but hated it for longer than 20mi
Selle Italia Diva Gel Flow - LOVE the seat area. I'm not quite sure if I would be more happier with a wider saddle (such as SI Ldy Gel Flow or Ruby/Jett), even though my sitbones seems to be narrow. This is 153mm. Hated the nose part because it's too wide, putting pressure on my leg tendons. I really wanted to love this saddle, but too much of a discomfort for me.
Fizik Vesta - Notch didn't bother me, hated the seating area (I suspect too dome shape, because I was having the same issue as the Butterfly), but *love* the nose width, narrow enough that there's no pressure on my leg tendons/muscles. However, yesterday on a long ride, I experienced girly-bits numbness (first time on a saddle ???), and I suspect that it's too tilted up or possibly that I do need a cutout, will adjust it, but I am not crazy about the seating area. This saddle made me realize that I should be looking for T-shaped saddle with a flatter seating area.
I know one of the most popular saddles here is the Specialized Ruby 155 or the Jett. I'm wondering if this saddle is the happy medium between Diva and the Vesta. The seating area should be wide enough, but I'm wondering about the nose. Is the nose for these two saddle narrow like the Vesta? I'm assuming that the Ruby and the Jett has more flatter shape like the Diva/Bontrager, which is what I need.
Is 155 going to be too wide? I have bit of a big butt, so I'm kind of surprised with the sitbones measurements.
Thanks everyone!



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