Bontrager women's Inform saddles now available

[Kelly728]

After some ups and downs in the saddle hunt, I'm hesitant to say I found "the one". I purchased the WSD RL version today in the 160mm size. I knew I had some wide sit bones but . So far, so good. I took it out on a very short 5 mile ride just to play and it felt great. I liked having that support under the bones. Surprisingly, as a previous lover of the cutout, the lack of cutout worked very well. Absolutely NO pressure in the girly bits. I'll report back when I can get out on a longer ride with the new saddle.

[tzvia]

I finally bought another Inform, this time the RL Unisex (I'm not convinced that all that padding on the WSD models makes them more comfortable-it's been just the opposite for me.) It's for my MTB and replaces a WTB Diva Carbon which was an ok saddle till I lost weight. You would think- "get a more-padded saddle" but the Inform Unisex has very little and is the most comfortable saddle I have tried in over 20 years. Rode it several times and it feels just like my road saddle (hollow Stainless rails instead of the TI on the RXL.) All that bounding over rocks and roots- and I feel nothing painful.

Moral of the story? Sometimes more IS less- if the padded jobs are uncomfortable, try something with less padding...

And it's great that it has a 90 day return if you are unsure it will work out.

[Bron]

Thanks for the information about these saddles. I got a wsd RL just over a week ago and so far I like it. I can feel my sit bones, but I don't think that is such a bad thing - better than feeling the soft tissue. I haven't tried it out on a long ride yet but will report back when I have.

[Beane]

I recently bought a bontrager WSD RL saddle from someone local. I took it for a very short test ride before purchase just to make sure that the 160mm width wouldn't be way too big (I have been measured on the specialized butt-o-meter and was recommended a 143 width for road riding). It felt OK so I bought the seat.

Just took it on an ~18 mile ride and was quite comfortable the whole time. I thought the saddle looked big and squishy but it was actually nicely firm (not rock hard, not like a couch) and apparently my sit bones are wider than I thought... This may also be that I am on my slightly more upright commuter bike. In any event, the saddle seems pretty good so far and has been a pleasant surprise. I usually go for saddles with cut outs, so I was also pleasantly surprised by the complete lack of soft tissue pain.