Quote Originally Posted by cherinyc
I was wondering the same about picking a saddle. I feel like an idiot trying to pick out a saddle, b/c how can I really tell if it will bother me 10 miles down the road - until I am 10 miles down the road.
After that I can't really return it can I? After I've sweat on it and such?

I am afraid of ending up w/ a huge (expensive) collection of saddles I won't use.
If you buy from Terry directly, you have 30 days to return it...even worn. I've done this with two saddles (one for me and one for my DH) and now I LOVE the saddle I have. I've also heard that if you buy here from TE, you have 90 days to return it, but don't quote me on that!

I went to my LBS and sat on their gel measuring device (by Specialized, I believe). The distance between my sit bones indicated that I needed a 143 cm seat. I've since measured my own sit bones (not a pretty sight!) and came up with a smaller number, so I split the difference. Your seat needs to be at least as wide as your bones but in my case, my bones aren't as wide as my big butt might suggest! I kept sitting on some women's models in my LBS and they were immediately uncomfortable because they were too wide. Anyway, I picked out saddles on line based on the size and only went through one 'wrong' choice before I found a perfect fit for me. DH wasn't as precise in his determination and he went through 5 saddles before I picked out one for him that he loved (first shot!).