Saddle up!

[alison_in_oh]

Thanks for the welcome!

Here's my major question. Enough people love LOVE the Terry saddles that I think a Butterfly or Liberator is worth a try. EXCEPT I've read horror stories about cutouts -- can anyone comment on this? How common is the problem where your tender parts "fall through" the cutout and get their circulation cut off?

[DeniseGoldberg]

Enough people love LOVE the Terry saddles that I think a Butterfly or Liberator is worth a try. EXCEPT I've read horror stories about cutouts

I was one of the people who absolutely hated the Butterfly saddle. I think that one lasted all of 5 minutes on my bicycle... but I know there are a lot of women out there who really like the saddle.

[bounceswoosh]

Thanks for the welcome!

Here's my major question. Enough people love LOVE the Terry saddles that I think a Butterfly or Liberator is worth a try. EXCEPT I've read horror stories about cutouts -- can anyone comment on this? How common is the problem where your tender parts "fall through" the cutout and get their circulation cut off?

I tried a very narrow Terry saddle (it may have been a men's model, actually; it's been a while), but it just didn't work for me. Then another bike store suggested my current saddle, a Serfas, saying that a lot of women liked it ... I was skeptical, and it's a little wider than I'd prefer, but it's been the most comfortable for me so far, and it does have a cutout, with which I've had zero problems:

http://www.serfas.com/racing_saddles/TRCW.html

[CorsairMac]

I ride on a womens Specialized with no cutouts but a narrow channel. Like everyone's said tho...its a very personal thing and it just depends on each person. At the time I bought it, I thought it was a mens saddle which is what I was really looking to buy. I stayed away from the cutouts - they looked scary to me! I kept thinking - what if I fall thru it?? Anyway, good look on your search!

[emily_in_nc]

Count me in on the pro-cutout side. They work for me (Terry Butterfly)!

Emily