Hi,

I just recently tried to switch from a Terry Butterfly to a Terry Damselfly saddle on my Terry Isis bike. My reasons for making the switch were that I was getting a lot of chafing/rash from the B-fly around the back edges and felt that it was a bit too wide - I'm petite and have narrow hips.

The Damselfly felt VERY hard at first, but I quickly adapted to that. However, I put in a lot of miles (about 100-150 per week), and after a metric century developed a very painful saddle sore from the D-fly that just wouldn't go away. I've had saddle sores from the Butterfly, but never this bad before. It would just put me into agony from about mile 20 on on rides and wouldn't go away unless I took more time off the bike than I am willing to do at this point in the season. It is right on the edge of where the saddle was hitting in back, and since there's less area to disperse my weight, I guess there was more pressure right there than with the Butterfly.

So, yesterday I put the Butterfly back on and took a ride. Instant relief! No pain at all! I may give the Damselfly another try, but I'll try it at the beginning of next season when my mileages are less and I'm not riding so many days in a row, to give my body more time to adapt. It was just too big a chance at this point in the season for me.

That said, I know of a couple women in my bike club who just love the Damselfly and hate the Butterfly! We're all so different....

Good luck!
Emily