Quote Originally Posted by Rosie road View Post
I'm on my fourth saddle in 6 months and still not happy with any of them. Most recently I used the terry gelissimo which started out okay but then really chafed my inner thighs after it broke in. Bike shop says I wasn't sitting back far enough and needed to move it forward but it still felt too wide. I ride about 50-80 miles a week in 2-3 rides on a road bike. Try to make one of those at least 35-50 miles if I can find the time. I'm thinking of trying the Fizik Vitesse LIFE Saddle that REI carries. Anyone have luck with this saddle? Or others that are long ride oriented for someone that seems to have uber sensitivity?
Moving the saddle forward rarely changes your position on the saddle - it just changes the position of your knees over your pedals. If your knees were happy before, then moving the saddle isn't the way to go. You may be able to move yourself back on the saddle by using a shorter and/or steeper stem.

Inner thigh chafing plus being forced too far forward on the saddle sounds to me like your saddle is pear-shaped and you need a more T-shaped one. I was definitely having the problem of my Terry Liberator Race forcing me forward because of its pear shape.