Selle An-Atomica?

[Biciclista]

Well this got me curious and I checked out their website. You'd think they'd make sure that the image on their homepage utilized their saddles (it's quite obvious that they are not).

Other than that amusing blurb I have no useful info. Sorry.

yeah, that looks like a black one. you are seeing the rails underneath. made me look!

[MartianDestiny]

yeah, that looks like a black one. you are seeing the rails underneath. made me look!

Here's the picture I'm referring to.
http://www.selleanatomica.com/images...July%20057.jpg

The saddle in the foreground is white, the split goes all the way back, and it looks like what you may call a "standard racing saddle" type build. You can see the darker rails and saddle bag under it. Fizik is probably a good guess.

[Biciclista]

i stand corrected.

[Catrin]

Why would they show pictures of saddles that weren't their own? Interesting. I am going to "test sit" this afternoon, so time will tell. Am only considering a Brooks and this saddle.

[KnottedYet]

Did your fitter use a "butt-o-meter?" How did he measure your sitbones? (I'm assuming the "11" he wrote down is cm)

One thing to be aware of with the (Women's B17) Brooks B17-S ("s" stands for short) is that the nose is much shorter than regular saddles so a woman's skirt won't get caught in it. People who like to control the bike with their thighs find it irritating to lose the nose.

I've ridden on my Brooks B67 (regular) in skirts without a problem. I rode a "S" (I can't remember which of the many Brooks models it was) once and felt like I was gonna crash because I couldn't control the bike with my thighs. Ask your fitter if he can work with Wallingford's 6 month saddle trial period or if he has loaner saddles you can try. www.wallbike.com Finding the right saddle can be an expensive undertaking, and with you just entering the wild world of saddlery, it'd be nice if you could try a few.

[Catrin]

Did your fitter use a "butt-o-meter?" How did he measure your sitbones? (I'm assuming the "11" he wrote down is cm)

He had me sit on this gel thing in a particular position - probably the "butt-o-meter" I was in cycling shorts at the time, but he just had me sit there for awhile and when I got up we could both see the indentations. My stock Trek 7.6 WSD saddle has been fine - but let's face it - I haven't been able to put a lot of miles on it yet at a given time

Thanks for the Brooks info - regardless what I decide for the Surly, if my Trek's saddle starts giving trouble once I can increase my time/mileage on her than I will likely change to Brooks. I will ask him about the Wallingford...

[KnottedYet]

I will ask him about the Wallingford...

Wallingford Bicycle Parts is a store that used to be in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, and moved to New Orleans. They specialize in Brooks saddles and are a great source of information about Brooks and fitting and care and all things Brooks-y.

Bill is really the heart and soul of Wallingford, though he's had a few employees wander through. I love talking to him because he's such a fount of information. I had a squeak in one of my Brooks saddle frames and he helped me fix it over the phone.