Another SSM Glamour Aspide fan. I have the regular one, the one that's sold via Performance.

I also had chafing issues because of the width of cut-out saddles and the nose-to-seat transition. The old (not the new squishy one) Zero X would be okay for 40 miles, but would absolutely kill me for distances over that. With the abrupt transition that the SSM has, my legs aren't rubbing against the saddle with every revolution.

I haven't done many long rides in that last few months, but rode 72 miles yesterday. I would not have survived that ride on another saddle besides the SSM Aspide Glamour.

It's the opposite of most saddles, which start out feeling good and then inflict paint, in that at first it feels hard and a bit uncomfortable. Soon, though, it pretty much disappears.

Quote Originally Posted by Andrea View Post
There are some other Terry saddles that are wider than the Zero, but, based on my experience with those, they will all break down like your Zero and start to squish into the cutout (I even had that problem with the falcon, which has an enormous cutout and minimal padding).
Other saddles I've tried that have not worked include the Specialized Jett and Toupe, Fizik Arione, Brooks B17, and Selle An-Atomica.
If you're worried about "frontal" pressure in the drops, the Brooks may not be for you- I really liked mine as long as I was sitting very upright with my hands on the tops of my bars, but as soon as I went to the hoods or the drops, I was very uncomfortable in the soft tissue area. I got mine a Wallbike, and even though they said they'd be happy to take it back, I've kept it for when I build a more relaxed-geometry commuter/tourer.
I'm currently using the San Marco Glamour Aspide, and, so far, I've liked it. Not much padding, 155mm wide and flat in the back, but with a narrow nose (actually very Brooks-shaped). It's also got a channel instead of a cutout, which gives you some soft tissue relief (albeit not as much as a cutout) while still allowing it to have a narrow back-to-nose transition (a spot where I've had major chafing on all cutout saddles), and, to top it all off, it's pretty darn light (<200g)!

I've liked it so far, and my butt has been very finicky about saddles since I started riding a year and a half ago.