I now swear by the Serfas RX saddle for women (from REI). My old saddle started really bothering me towards the end of a multi day tour and continued to hurt me even after everything had had a chance to rest and heal. The week before we were going to do a century, I realized I'd never make it through 100 miles just because I couldn't stand the saddle for even an instant more. Well, you're supposed to break in a saddle gradually to let your body adjust to the difference, but I figured ANYTHING had to be better than the current torture device. The fella at REI made a face when I said I'd be riding a century in less than a week, but said that he'd heard only good things about the RX saddle and I snapped it up. I rode those 100 miles without even a PEEP out of the girly parts (which were actually still tender). It continues to be a very comfy saddle.