Bontrager Inform WSD

[Kiwi Stoker]

DH rides the men's RL on the tandem. The men's has a softer foam insert insead of the cutout. The RL is definitely harder. I would rate it's hardness similar to the Specialized Alias/Jett (women's). Of course there are harder saddles out there but if you like a bit of give with firmness it might work for you.

[Norse]

I tried the RL, found it just ok for shorter (30 miles or less) rides but longer, I really need a cut-out not an indent. So I put the RL on one of my non numero uno bikes and stuck with the Jett for Bike No. 1.

[MillieNZ]

I tried this saddle and hated it, managed about 10 kms before I had to get off and go home...

Too hard, too wide and not enough dent for me !

[makbike]

I recently purchased the WSD RL saddle and love it. All my saddle issues have disappeared. Be sure you are fitted for it and remember you have a 90 day trial so if you don't like it you can return it.

[Yelsel]

I tried out the Bontrager RL, and I really liked the saddle for shorter distances; it was great for rolling my hips out and I could get a great, comfortable tuck and reach. I think I could have loved this saddle, but I wasn't able to tweak it right for longer distance riding; Trek states in the literature that you might have to move the saddle back by a centimeter to account for the different positioning, and I didn't have time to "search" all that space on long distance rides. The shop is *supposed* to help you set up and tweak the saddle, but the place I bought it from here was useless - I brought it back in after 2 months and pointed out the information, but they said they couldn't help at all, and didn't touch the saddle. If I weren't so lazy, I would complain to Trek about the lack of service... they likely lost out on a sale from me. (Also, I thought the saddle size was too broad for me; but the next size down is likely too narrow. But. I still wanted to try exchanging it for the other size, but the shop didn't really want to do that because the sitboard didn't suggest that size, and I was giving up at that point anyway.)

I am riding a Specialized Ruby saddle now, it has a good fit for my sitbone width since the sizing intervals are different (a 143 instead of a 155 mm) and works well up until about 50 miles (I also need a seatpost with more adjustment, I have a choice of a tad up or too far down with this saddle at the moment) - soft tissue at that point, my seatbones seem to hold up pretty well. I can't get the extreme roll-forward that I really liked in the Bontrager RL, though. I would be willing to try this saddle again with a more experienced store that would help with the correct seat setback.

I really like T-shaped saddles, since it is easier to stand and guide them... I didn't have an issue with the shape of the Bontrager RL. There was maybe a slight bit of chafing, but that is likely because the saddle was too wide for me.

[g19]

Here another one that has tried the bontrager rl wsd.

My previous saddles where a SAA and brooks team pro (the last one was a nightmare) and after a test ride of 90 miles with the inform i can't say it's too soft or too hard.

With your thumbs it is possible to press in the foam however when your on the bike you certainly don't 'disappear' in the saddle due to the fact that your bum is a much greater area than your thumbs.

The dent is wonderful so is the softer nose when you're riding more forward and getting a high leg speed (at least that is what i do).

I now have a specialized jett to try and this saddle is firmer on the foam so i'm real curious how this one will go.

My guess is that this one will go better as coming from a rock hard saddle like leather (team pro), but than again within 48 h i'll know.

I'll post my experiences here for as saddles are a very important issue for everyone and i have benefitted a lot from reading the experiences from others.

[nscrbug]

Here another one that has tried the bontrager rl wsd.

My previous saddles where a SAA and brooks team pro (the last one was a nightmare) and after a test ride of 90 miles with the inform i can't say it's too soft or too hard.

With your thumbs it is possible to press in the foam however when your on the bike you certainly don't 'disappear' in the saddle due to the fact that your bum is a much greater area than your thumbs.

The dent is wonderful so is the softer nose when you're riding more forward and getting a high leg speed (at least that is what i do).

I now have a specialized jett to try and this saddle is firmer on the foam so i'm real curious how this one will go.

My guess is that this one will go better as coming from a rock hard saddle like leather (team pro), but than again within 48 h i'll know.

I'll post my experiences here for as saddles are a very important issue for everyone and i have benefitted a lot from reading the experiences from others.

Would be very interested in hearing how the Jett works out for you. I am currently riding on a ProLogo Kappa Dea (stock saddle that came on my new Cannondale Synapse Carbon Fem 3). I did my first full ride on the bike today...logging 93 miles, and I have to say that I'm not "in love" with this saddle. So I may be looking for alternative options very soon. The saddle is white, however...and I sort of want to stay with that since my bike is primarily white. I know the Jett comes in white, so that is likely the saddle that I would try next.