Love the Damselfly but steep climbs are painful...

[missliz]

I wanted the Damselfly for my Mt bike, but Terry has discontinued them. The road snob I talked to (VERY unusual for Terry!) claims that none of their saddles are suitable for dirt- she needs to get her head out of the car pollution . Anyway, I'm glad to hear it's good for dirt, I'll look on Ebay. This woman at Terry said the saddle was too flexxy after twenty miles- making it a great dirt ride?

(edit- called Terry back, got a dirt rider, Damselfly is NOT discontinued, and won't be soon. She loves hers for the trail, said it's quite firm and those who love it love it)


I was taught to climb steep grades with the saddle nose pretty much in the crack of ones backside, so I'd think a narrow nose was good. But I haven't ridden it. The other candidate I'm looking at is a mens Bontrager, they're fantastic saddles but only have a "releived area" gel insert, even in the betty version. Not the same as the hole, is it? I have Liberator Races on both bikes and love them, but I know what you mean about not getting off the back. Big problem!
Back in 97 I had a Bontrager I took a jigsaw to and "Liberated" it- and got a season out of it before it broke. Awesome. They've gotten a little pricey for experimentation though.
Anyway- the mens Terrys are very similar to Damselfly, so you might look there. I'm thinking about them as a fall back if I can't find a better bet.

Hating the saddle search aggravation...

Lizzy