Jett vs. Ariel SL Specialized saddles

[maillotpois]

Cross-post from the "for sale" forum...

For sale! Women's Specialized Jett 130, black. Brand new (50 miles on it). It's just not working for me. (Every butt-y's different. )

I paid $100 something for it. Make me an offer.

[smilingcat]

Oh my, maillotpois.

Are you asking moi since how much I loved my Jett 130?? let me think about it... Also if you find some other takers, don't wait for me...

I'm still contemplating a lateral move with buy Lightspeed Bella, sell my Orbea Dama Race... Looking at Litespeed Blade for TT or possibly Specialized S-works transition tri/TT frame (it is so cheap can't almost pass it up!!).

Smilingcat

[maillotpois]

smiling cat - I'd be haopy to send it to you for a very modest sum if you like. Think about it. Always good to have a spare.

[Thorn]

When you say "130" is that outer edge to outer edge or target sit-bone area to target sit-bone area?

Sorry to ask a dumb question, but I always assumed that the Specialized numbers referred to the width of the saddle, but someone said they refer to sit-bone width.

[maillotpois]

Thorn - I tried to find out the answer to your question, but the specialized site wasn't very helpful. I believe it means sit bone width.

[blueskies]

When you say "130" is that outer edge to outer edge or target sit-bone area to target sit-bone area?

It's the saddle width. I have the 143 & the widest part of the saddle is 143 mms wide.

[michelem]

According to Specialized, this is how it works:

http://www.specialized.com/specs/spe...&cellwidth=350

The 130mm should fit a woman who prefers a more aero position and has a sit bone width of 70-100mm. The woman with the same sit bone width (70-100mm), who prefers a more upright position, may be more comfie on the 143.

I love my 130.

[Andrea]

I got a Jett 150 (2007 model closeout) this week and rode 2 hours the first day & 1 hour today. So far, so good. I've got a 52 mile race on Saturday, so I'm hoping that it works OK.

My initial thoughts were that if I didn't have a Thompson seatpost that it wouldn't work, because @ level, the back end feels like it's up too high & when I tilted the nose up the first time, it started to rub my groin. However, I used the 2-bolt Thompson mounting system to fine tune just the perfect amount of upward tilt so that the back of the saddle is just right and there's just enough support in the front that I can shift forward off the seatbones and still be comfy without too much groin pressure. As of now, it's actually very comfy and supportive of whichever part of my pelvis I choose to sit on. If I had to deal with the notch-type adjustment of a usual mount system, I don't think I could get it just right.

The cutout has a nice shape, too. Now I just have to do some longer rides and let it break in to see if the padding shifts too much (which was my problem with the 3 different Terry saddles I've tried- the padding broke down and smashed the cutout closed w/soft tissue inside )

Oh yeah- and I noticed that they've removed a lot of the excess stitching & whatnot on the 2008 models, but I was trying to save a buck by getting the '07 closeout since I have had such a horrible time finding a saddle that agrees with my undercarriage.

Updates will follow!