I tried almost a dozen saddles before I found one that worked for me. Personally, I found the ones with the cut-outs were the worst. I remember one particular ride on one of those that almost had me in tears thirty minutes into the ride. It was the worst ride home ever. I considering quitting the whole biking thing after that thinking there was no hope for me to find a saddle that fit, because it was a model that had come highly recommended by others. Then I a gave the Brooks B66 a try, which I was totally skeptical of because it had NO padding. But you know what, I loved it and love it still.

I'm not telling you that the one I chose will work for you. Your body geometry is different from mine and others. Also, the way you ride or where you sit in you saddle may be different too. That is why even the same rider may have different saddles on different types of bikes they own.

Try to find a LBS that will let you try one for a few days so you have the chance to try it out on longer rides. A bicycle seat that was comfortable on a short leisurely ride may be torture on your long bicycle commute. If you don't have an LBS that will let you exchange your saddle easily to do this, than look for an online retailer who will.