SI Turbomatic Gel Flow

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It's very crowned, and I worried whether it would be wide enough where I need it to be, but it supports my sit bones just fine. The curve makes it effectively more T shaped and makes the cutout effectively larger. I'm happy - but again, I never rode a Ruby, so I don't know how different they are.

Did you ever ride a Jett? I have the concerne about how crowned it is, as well, but I'm not sure I love the Ruby. It seems less t-shaped in the 155 than my 143 Jett is. And the nose is shorter. It's not so bad when I'm on the hoods, but in the drops I definitely feel that it's not quite t-shaped enough for my butt and bits. Tomorrow I'm doing a century, so that will be the true test. If it's not a good fit for that I'm probably going to suck it up and try the Turbomatic.

[OakLeaf]

Jett was my last saddle before the TGF. I put like 4500 miles on it, so it was okay, but I like the TGF better.

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Jett was my last saddle before the TGF. I put like 4500 miles on it, so it was okay, but I like the TGF better.

Was it the 155 Jett?

[OakLeaf]

Was it the 155 Jett?

Yep.

[e3rdpower]

I am professing my love for the SI Turbomatic Gel Flow. It's the 5th saddle I tried, and finally I am having no tendon chafing, no girly bits squishing, and it's quite lovely.

Just in case it's helpful for anyone, here's what I tried:

-Terry Butterfly tendon squashing to the max, too pear shaped (I learned after finding TE!)
-Specialized Jett (better, still too pear shaped)
-Selle San Marco Aspide Glamour-dent not deep enough
-Specialized Oura-oh so close but not quite T shaped enough
-Turbomatic-nirvana.

[SarahMN]

I found the SI Turbomatic Gel Flow too narrow for my 135 mm sit bone widths. I am using the Specialized Jett 143 right now.