Thanks everybody. I appreciate it. (Don't you think Trek should send me like a free t-shirt or something?! They use my thread as a review and I get no thanks or recognition?)
As far as the saddle goes - It's a new Bontrager saddle that looks very similar to the Race X Lite FIT on their website but the center channel is slightly depressed and there's a little cutout just fore of center. For whatever reason, it's not on their site.
The side profile of the saddle is somewhat similar to the Fizik Aliante. The Aliante flares up in the back, slopes down in the center, then slopes back up slightly towards the nose. The Bontrager Race X Lite FIT CRZ+ is flat with exception to the flare up in the back. The width of the back and the nose of the saddle are perfect for me (I'm 5'6", 123 lbs). Since I'm used to riding a Terry Butterfly for the last couple years, I really love that the saddle is a little higher in the back because it makes for great power transfer when the road angles upwards and the cadence begins to slow. But it's not so much so that you're constantly griding away on your sit bones.....it's there when you need it. And for me, there's enough of a cushion on the Bontrager that I can slide up towards the nose a bit on harder efforts and be comfortably supported. It doesn't feel like sitting on a pole or a hard surface like other saddles I've tested.
Since there's no info anywhere yet on Bontrager's site, I can't tell you how much the saddle costs or what the weight is. I would LOVE if it came in black (ahem...need to match the saddle color with bar tape) but I'm not sure if there's even that option either.
I'll take pictures and measurements when I get home and post them on here for those interested in the saddle.
A side note - the high resolution images of the 6.5 WSD on Trek's site shows a different saddle and handlebars than what's listed/what actually comes with the bike. The correct saddle isn't anywhere online yet and here are the Race X Lite Blade OS bars - http://www.bontrager.com/Road/Compon...bars/25030.php .



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