Saddle choices

[ny biker]

One thing I learned while saddle hunting is that there really aren't women specific saddles and men specific saddles. There are "pretty" saddles that are labeled as WSD saddles, but the only thing that makes them WSD is the color and feminine name. There are companies that have lists of women's saddles and lists of men's saddles, but they are really the same saddle with different names and a splotch of red for men and pink for women or whatever. Sometimes the "men's" version might be a tad longer for whatever reason, but typically they are the same. So don't limit yourself to what someone calls a WSD saddle.

I don't know about other manufacturers, but there are differences between the men's and women's saddles made by Bontrager. Beyond the fact that the women's saddles are available in wider sizes, the padding and indentations are different.

It's still possible that a woman would prefer one of the men's saddles or vice versa, but they didn't just add pink to the men's saddles and call them WSD. In fact all of the saddles are black and white.

[nuliajuk]

I don't know about other manufacturers, but there are differences between the men's and women's saddles made by Bontrager. Beyond the fact that the women's saddles are available in wider sizes, the padding and indentations are different.

It's still possible that a woman would prefer one of the men's saddles or vice versa, but they didn't just add pink to the men's saddles and call them WSD. In fact all of the saddles are black and white.

Hear hear! I've recently tried a Bontrager and love it. Unfortunately, it's a model that they've discontinued. I hope whatever they replace it with will be as comfortable.
Most manufacturers make their women's saddles shorter in length and wider at the back than their men's saddles. Why some of those shorter wider saddles will work better for one person than other shorter wider saddles is a mystery to me, but everyone is different, so there's something out there for everyone, I suppose.
Specialized now has a concept where you can take home one of a wall full of red and white demo models and try before you buy. Maybe other saddle manufacturers will soon do something similar.