good place to order a selle italia saddle?

[Tokie]

I found it (googled) http://store.nexternal.com/shared/St...unt2=613425850 The website doesn't say anything about a demo program, I don't recall if it did before, or the woman "Renee" just told me about it. I hope they still have it. Several months later, this past October or November my husband used the demo program for men's SI saddles too. Good luck! (If you buy a saddle, they send you a new one, the demo saddles are just for demos!)

[Grits]

Thanks, gals. It is good to have some places to check out.

[Miranda]

I found it (googled) http://store.nexternal.com/shared/St...unt2=613425850 The website doesn't say anything about a demo program, I don't recall if it did before, or the woman "Renee" just told me about it. I hope they still have it. Several months later, this past October or November my husband used the demo program for men's SI saddles too. Good luck! (If you buy a saddle, they send you a new one, the demo saddles are just for demos!)

Thx Tokie for posting that link! I could remember you mentioning it before, but didn't recall the name. They also have great descriptions of the SIs on their web site under "which saddle is right for me?". Informative.

[lattae]

If you purchase the SI Diva saddle make sure and let us know if you like it. I've had the Lady gel flow and found that to be my favorite saddle. My only issue with it was that the saddle would wear out(covering would wear a hole to the side of the saddle) probably due to excessive sweating. I see now on that web site that they sell SI saddle covers..so that probably would save my saddle from wearing out.

[Grits]

Thought I would give you an update. First I picked up a Bontrager Inform at my LBS (customer service was excellent, btw! I was very pleasantly surprised). It was surprisingly good, better than the Terry Butterfly I tried, but still some soft tissue pain, so back it went.

I then ordered the SI Lady Diva from Performance (whose Customer Service Rep said they will take any item back at any time if the customer is not satisfied with it, but still, I will limit myself to a 30 day trial).

I have not decided if this is the one yet. I am still making minute adjustments to it hoping it will work, but there is still some soft tissue discomfort. I plan to make one more little change before this weekend and leave it there for several long rides. If there is no improvement, I guess it will go back as well.

The first saddle I tried was the Falcon X, and it has been the best so far with soft tissue comfort. I sent it back because my sitz bones felt bruised, but now I am beginning to think that I would eventually get over that, and even if I didnt' completely, I would rather have that than soreness in the front!

Anyway, the quest continues.

[papaver]

If you are sore in the front you have to tip the head of the saddle a littlebit downwards.

[Grits]

If you are sore in the front you have to tip the head of the saddle a littlebit downwards.

I tried that, but hasn't helped. I have read the exact opposite also, that you should tilt it UP a tiny bit to put more weight on the back. thought I would try that this weekend.