New Saddle Design by Topeak: Talk about Soft Tissue Relief!

[emily_in_nc]

Does anyone else have anything more to report on the Allay saddle? I'm specifically interested in whether the edge of the nose section rubs the girly bits. It looks awfully narrow in that section.

I have decided I need a wider saddle after measuring my sitbones on my yoga mat and discovering that they are wider than I realized (about 130 mm c-to-c). I've been riding a skinny Selle San Marco Atola Gelaround, and although the cutout is excellent (diamond-shaped and soft) so the soft-tissue relief is amazing, I've got a persistent saddle sore on the left side in the crease between my inner thigh and labia. Finally realized, when pressing on the tissue in that area on both sides, that I am sitting mostly on the bones on farther in on my pelvis, not enough on my sitbones (which are not sore at all).

I've just started riding again this spring (mtb), so the soreness is pretty pronounced. I've had better luck with Terry Butterfly saddles over the years, though I do get chafing/rawness in back on longer rides so always thought they were too wide for me. Now I'm thinking that the width in back was right after all, and that it's the fact that they are more pear-shaped that was a problem.

So, I'm currently thinking about a more t-shaped saddle for my mountain bike. Considering the Allay (but it doesn't have a cutout, which I've always needed in the past to avoid that stinging when peeing after a ride) and the Specialized Ruby SL (which does have a cutout) in the 155 mm size so far. The Ruby appeals the most but is pricy.

Any advice appreciated!

Thanks,
Emily