Ruby vs Toupe?

[kermit]

Take a look at Neuvation saddles, like the S10. I was thinking about one for my mountain bike, you can't beat the price.

[vness]

Take a look at Neuvation saddles, like the S10. I was thinking about one for my mountain bike, you can't beat the price.

hi Kermit... thanks for the tip. They do look interesting. I need to check their return policy.

Well I got murdered yesterday afternoon by my saddle so I put John's SI Prolink without a cutout on for the morning. It was better at first but the last 10 miles were hell. Mind you, I'm so badly chafed and swollen I doubt anything would feel good... and no cutout... oh my... felt like there was a 'bump' in the saddle when I first got on it LOL

LBS was less than helpful. Said if I could find something on the floor, I could try it.. well, I actually found a 130 Jett. I just want to see if a 130's too narrow before buying one, as I know I'd be able to tell pretty quickly!!!! But some moron tells me "Oh, that's a new saddle too. Just because it's loose, it only means it's been taken off a bike". Well that damn Jett was at least 2 years old! You can tell by the style as they've changed them so much. Plus the saddle didn't even 'look' nice and new. It looked exactly like what it was... an old saddle that was laying around. I did see a Phenom which looked interesting but they didn't have the Romin to look at. Someone did mention that Specialized saddles had hard edges which can chafe, so that could be the problem considering my anatomy :)

I may look at Terry since I know they have a 30 day return policy. And will also look more at the SI saddles. And that Neuvation... uh oh I just saw that the back of the saddle has their name in RED... doesn't match my good n' plenty girl! LOL

in the meantime, I hurt!!!! wish I were tall enough to climb on someone's bike :)

Thanks again
namaste,
vness

[kermit]

I googled mapped and it's like a 3.5 hour drive, but Racer's Edge in Boca Raton does great fits and has a 65 saddle collection to try during the fit. Take a look at their website, they are the sh** for racers and tri folks. ROAD TRIP?????

[OakLeaf]

Wow, my inlaws are in Boca. Something to do next time we go there....

[vness]

I googled mapped and it's like a 3.5 hour drive, but Racer's Edge in Boca Raton does great fits and has a 65 saddle collection to try during the fit. Take a look at their website, they are the sh** for racers and tri folks. ROAD TRIP?????

oooh... that place looks great! Unfortunately I can't afford it right now :( I've always wanted to do 3-D Morion capture too. But I need some level of fitness back as well. I'm still coming from behind from being ill.. I lost a LOT of performance!

btw, is that where you had your fit done?

I did spend some time looking at the saddle models they offer (selle italia, fi'zi:k, and san marco) and realize I really need to find out if a 130 is too narrow or what... so many of the saddles I liked were about that narrow.

So to that end I went back to LBS with the intention of actually purchasing something to try... but after getting into an argument with the guy about that Jett not being new, just unused LOL I left. They didn't have the new Toupe, any Ruby's or the Phenom that I wanted anyway.

And I am NEVER going back into that shop! They're not helpful... as well as quite overpriced! That I always knew.. the other part I just had a first hand encounter with. I guess they don't see me as worth their trouble... too bad for them.

my friend who rides the 130 Toupe's is bringing me an old 130 Alias to try... at least it'll tell me if the width works and if it does, I may just order something directly from Specialized. In the meantime, I'll put the Ruby back on to get me through the time gap. The Prolink I tried is just too much like all my other saddles. If a narrow saddle is doable, it opens up a whole new world for me :)

with the cold, I'll get a couple of days to heal. I'm a mess right now. Anything would probably hurt... grrrr.... I am SO angry right now

thanks for letting me rant!

namaste,
vness