Hi TrekHawk - well I think the Atole is a keeper - so far... Sounds like yours is working out as well

Last weekend I did a 46 mile ride on it, and then 2 short, steep hill rides this week. The saddle is definitely harder, and my sit bones are taking notice! The first 15 minutes or so I'm pretty aware of it, and I find I shift around a bit. I think I still have some minor tilt adjustments to make - on the hill rides I feel a little pressure in front - but the cut-out is so much better than the Terry - it's probably 2-3x as wide. So the soft tissue has not been bothering me at all. Also, the saddle overall is quite a bit narrower than the Terry, and I guess that is working for me now.

I am really working on posture these days, and trying to build up my core strength - I think that has been part of my trouble.

(For some reason, the Terry I had had a super-narrow cutout, compared to the cutouts on my friends' Terry saddles - hardly seems worth having a cutout at all - kind of strange. But that saddle went back to REI for a full refund!)