Yogabear,

Thanks for starting these threads. Comfort is a huge isssue and we seem to have a lot of new riders on-board these days.

I agree completely about saddle width. It's a personal thing and not necessarily gender-specific.

New male riders get sore too BTW. They just don't want to admit it A woman having discomfort will walk into the shop and say "help!!!" but a guy will hem and haw, look at the saddle-display wall for 20 minutes and then say "well...I'm looking for a new saddle....."

Every spring I have to go through the "breaking in my butt" thing. By the middle of summer I can easily spend 6+ hours on the bike without even thinking about it

One tip: when you do find great shorts and or the "perfect" saddle..buy extras! It really sucks when manufacturers discontinue/change products and your hunt starts alllll over again.