Saddle help for a new MTB rider?

[SadieKate]

What's wrong with ti seat rails? WTB made their name with mtb saddles with ti rails. They most know something. Mine and hubby's (and a million other people's) have survived plenty of crashes.

WTB has a bazillian saddles. Stop by your shop and take a look. The Rocket is fairly narrow. I like the Laser V. Stay away from the Speed She versions.

Most of them come with chromoly rails as a less expensive option. I like the spring of ti rails.

[Kathi]

What's wrong with ti seat rails? WTB made their name with mtb saddles with ti rails. They most know something. Mine and hubby's (and a million other people's) have survived plenty of crashes.

WTB has a bazillian saddles. Stop by your shop and take a look. The Rocket is fairly narrow. I like the Laser V. Stay away from the Speed She versions.

Most of them come with chromoly rails as a less expensive option. I like the spring of ti rails.

I too am a fan of ti rails and WTB saddles. Loved the Deva until I found out it was too wide for me causing me to slide forward on the nose. Now have the Specialized Ariel (with Ti Rails) on my mtn bike but Specialized makes several models.

What I like about this saddle is the narrowness of the seat portion, I can now slide back on it, get my sit bones in the proper place on the saddle and not be forced on the nose of the saddle. I also was not a fan of cutouts but because this saddle is so narrow, it's a size 130, I don't notice the cutout at all.

Bike fit is extremely important and if the saddle isn't at the correct fore/aft position or height no matter how great it is it won't feel great. If the bike doesn't fit properly no saddle will feel good either.

[Feral]

What's wrong with ti seat rails? WTB made their name with mtb saddles with ti rails. They most know something. Mine and hubby's (and a million other people's) have survived plenty of crashes.

WTB has a bazillian saddles. Stop by your shop and take a look. The Rocket is fairly narrow. I like the Laser V. Stay away from the Speed She versions.

Most of them come with chromoly rails as a less expensive option. I like the spring of ti rails.

Titanium just makes me paranoid because I have heard that its stiffness makes clamping it securely difficult. My boyfriend had to ride part of a race without a saddle because his titanium rails slipped out of the clamp. I guess that people probably wouldn't use it if it was a chronic problem but I am paranoid nonetheless.

He doesn't like chromoly rails either, says they permanently deform over time from being sat on . . . maybe he's just too rough on bikes? Haha.

[Biciclista]

Feral, if you don't like chromoly or Ti, what is left?
I think the chromoly should work fine, really, and it costs less than Ti of course.
You need to get your sit bones measured. Everyone's sit bones need to get used to sitting on a saddle, but if the saddle you are sitting on is too narrow, you're going to be sitting on the tender stuff on the INSIDE of your sitbones (as in between) and that's not good.
So go back, get measured, and start trying saddles there are a lot that cost under $40. good luck.