Originally posted by MoGal
I'm wondering whether the suggestions I've read here will work for a "hefty" lady like myself. I picture all of you being slim, trim and athletic. I'm pretty sure that a saddle that fits a female Lance Armstrong would not work for me.

Are there any special saddle considerations for hefty women?
*looks around cautiously and whispers* ... about 250lbs here at the moment. Don't tell anyone! *wink and grin*

I had the same problem as you with the soft tissue and went through about half a dozen saddles before finally getting it right. WileyGrrl's absolutely right, in my opinion -- the saddle should hold your sit bones firmly, which'll help keep your important bits out of the way, as it were. It took a Brooks B17 to make my bits happy. (Really good shorts and some lubricant don't hurt either.)

We're all built differently so the thing to do is try different saddles until you find one that fits you. Your LBS may have a return policy that will allow you to take a saddle out for a few days and exchange it for another if it doesn't work for you.

Maybe someday I'll fit someone's definition slim and trim but until then it's all about the comfort.