Another saddle question!

[DirtDiva]

The great thing about WTB is that they have a saddle demo programme. I suppose not all shops that are WTB dealers would have the demo saddles, but it's definitely worth asking.

I used to have a Pure V (until it wore out), which was really comfortable (until it wore out ), but a little bit wide to get back onto easily when I'd been hanging off the back. I'd replaced that with a Selle Italia number, but just haven't been able to get that in a position that is just quite comfortable, so I decided to go back to a brand that was tried and trusted, and lo and behold, the bike shop near my gym had just got in their WTB test fleet. Couldn't not take advantage of that now, could I?

I tested out the Rocket V first, because it looked a similar shape to the Pure, but that turned out to be just a fraction narrow, so I lined up all the demo saddles to find one just a smidge wider and picked out the Silverado. Took it out for the weekend and declared it a winner, even at that price. (I think it's the flatness of it that made it so comfy - not a very wide saddle, but you can use all the width there is, if that makes sense.)