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

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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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I think I'll order a Turbomatic to try (this sounds like an infomercial). Any recommendations from where to order it from? I need to be able to return it if it doesn't work, since I'm already stuck having to sell a Specialized Romin and a Fizi:k Aliante.

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I think I'll order a Turbomatic to try (this sounds like an infomercial). Any recommendations from where to order it from? I need to be able to return it if it doesn't work, since I'm already stuck having to sell a Specialized Romin and a Fizi:k Aliante.

I'd recommend holding on for maybe a week. There are 3-4 of us who are JUST trying them this week. You can probably score a bit of a deal from one of us here at TE, assuming that it doesn't work for us all. I can generally tell after 10-20 miles if a saddle is going to be a good fit for me, so I may even have one available in a few hours.

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I'd recommend holding on for maybe a week. There are 3-4 of us who are JUST trying them this week. You can probably score a bit of a deal from one of us here at TE, assuming that it doesn't work for us all. I can generally tell after 10-20 miles if a saddle is going to be a good fit for me, so I may even have one available in a few hours.

Good idea. And I'll certainly pass along the Romin or Aliante if anyone is interested.

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Ok, so I just played with the SI turbomatic and wow is it more narrow. I compared it to my vesta and Affinity RXL and it is way smaller. I didn't even mount it. The sloping seat area makes it much to narrow for my 150 seat bones. The cutout is nice and the saddle is not too hard or too soft. It flexes in the middles but the way it slopes is really misleading with the alleged 153. I had ordered mine through Amazon and it came from Niagara cycle for $108. I think thats a decent deal considering the ebay prices. I am sending it back.
Gonna give the vesta a longer go!

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Ok, so I just played with the SI turbomatic and wow is it more narrow. I compared it to my vesta and Affinity RXL and it is way smaller. I didn't even mount it. The sloping seat area makes it much to narrow for my 150 seat bones. The cutout is nice and the saddle is not too hard or too soft. It flexes in the middles but the way it slopes is really misleading with the alleged 153. I had ordered mine through Amazon and it came from Niagara cycle for $108. I think thats a decent deal considering the ebay prices. I am sending it back.
Gonna give the vesta a longer go!

I also ordered mine through Niagara (via Amazon...just <$114 w/shipping) and I am tempted to send it back without even trying it. My sit bones are 130mm, but I have my doubts that it's going to work.

I really wish there were some sort of standardized way of measuring saddles. I'm sort of thinking that the Turbomatic might work better for someone with sit bones in the 120mm or narrower range, just based upon appearance.

I think I will still give it a try. At the very least I will be able to confirm whether or not it's a good fit for someone with my sit-bone width.

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I wouldn't give up on it just yet, if you measure 130 it might work for you. I like the looks of it, I just need it BIGGER.

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I wouldn't give up on it just yet, if you measure 130 it might work for you. I like the looks of it, I just need it BIGGER.

We sound like we're in the same position. What else have you tried? I tried the Vitesse and the sit bone width was perfect. It was the soft tissue that was killing me. Too much pressure on that and not enough on my sit bones (where i would prefer it to be). BTW, I ride a 143 Specialized, but sometimes that feels too narrow.

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Verdict: It is a REALLY nice saddle, and were it not so domed OR if I had sit-bones in the 120mm range I think it would be THE saddle.

I LOVE the shape...it is SO T-shaped. I definitely need that. I love that my inner-thigh/butt-cheek zone wasn't in the least bit rubbed or pressured. That was golden. But I felt like I was straddling the saddle, more than resting on it.

I think for someone who likes the Ruby/Jett 143, but wants something firmer or more T-shaped that this would be the perfect saddle for them. What I need is something as flat as the Specialized saddles, but with the footprint of the Turbomatic. If I could create the custom saddle, that would be it.

So, for anyone who wants it, it's yours for $100.

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Thinking this may be a little too narrow for me. My sit bones seem to fall between a 143 and 155. Does it place a lot of pressure on the soft tissue? That's always my issue. Have you tried the Fizi:k Vitesse or Arione? If so, how does the width compare (to me, this was a perfect width)?

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I've tried both the Arione Donna and the Vitesse. The Vitesse is probably OK, size-wise, but too squishy. I would have LOVED the Arione Donna, had it been wider. At 147 it was still a hair too narrow and probably not quite T-shaped enough for my weird butt.

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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.

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Hmmm...his is the Scratch Pro. Not sure how much difference there is between them. Though my hubby generally seems happy on pretty much any saddle he tries. Wish I were so lucky.