SI Turbomatic, SSM Aspide Glamour, Ruby...T-shaped Saddle Chat HERE!

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Question: If the Toupe is bothering my soft tissue and causing chaffing on the creases of my legs, do you think the Ruby and Jett will too? How similar are these saddles?

Well, I can only speak for the Toupe and Ruby, as I have both of those. IMO, they are quite similar...with the Toupe being a smidge firmer with slightly less padding overall. But the general shape is nearly the same, with maybe a slight exception in regards to the cut-out size and placement. FWIW, I have both in the 155 size. The Toupe is on my "backup bike", and I must confess...that of the two saddles, I much prefer the Ruby for the extra bit of padding as I also have gotten tender soft tissue while on the Toupe. However, I haven't really experienced any chaffing issues.

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Yay, my saddle should be here tomorrow! I can't wait to see how it works...I hope it's a good fit. I don't know what my next move would be if it's not.

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zz and all, have been watching this thread for clues and progress since i am also on the hunt for a saddle. it's been fascinating.

prior to watching this thread i was thinking about these 2 saddles which if the turbomatic (does that not make anyone giggle.. sounds like saddle from a bugs bunny or road runner episode) doesn't work maybe you could try?

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/pr...07.3034.0.html

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/pr...06.3034.0.html

they're sold by competitive cyclist and come with their 60 no questions asked return policy.

only thing is is that they're both only 141 wide i think..

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Yeah, I would LOVE to try a Prologo, but they are all narrow, even the women's. My bike actually came with a Prologo. I gave it to my hubby and it's his favorite saddle ever! He's going to start looking for replacements on eBay, since they are not cheap.

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My bike came with stock with a Prologo women's saddle too...it's way too narrow, so definitely not for me. If anyone here wants to try it, I'd be happy to get rid of it...as it is just collecting dust in a storage bin. Oh, and it's white...if that matters. I don't actually know the measurements, but I could take some if requested.

Linda

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Linda, any idea which model it is? I may snag it for my hubby if it's the same one he likes.

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Saddle is here...it really does look narrow and is very domed. And FIRM. Hmmm...tonite we'll get out for a 20 miler and I should have a better idea whether or not it will work. It's a very nice saddle. Real leather. Not sure how they measured it, since it's actually wider than 153mm at its widest. But it looks narrower than my Ruby 155.

If it doesn't work I have NO idea what I will end up on (I need to see if that SSM Glamour Arrowhead is less domed, then, I think). Kinda nervous about that ride across the state in 8 days, too. I'd probably ride the Ruby.

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Linda, any idea which model it is? I may snag it for my hubby if it's the same one he likes.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe it is the Prologo Kappa Dea.