Quote Originally Posted by Custardcup1 View Post
I have discovered two very important things this week about cycling:

1. I absolutely love my Selle Italia Gel Flow Saddle. It has solved all my girly bits problems, I can ride 20 miles without bike shorts and still feel fine. It is the best feeling ever.

2. A road bike is not for me. I bought a beautiful Felt ZW 75 in July and I just cannot adapt to a road bike. I love to look at it, it is sooo pretty, but I just don't feel confortable on a road bike. It

took me forever to find one to fit me, I needed a 43 cm and after all that, I am selling it. It has 234 miles on it. If anyone is interested, let me know. I live in N.J.

My next problem is, I originally had a Trek 7.2, which I kept after I got the road bike, but now that I am selling the road bike I would like to upgrade to a better Hybrid. I really like the Trek 7.5 and the 7.6, but they don't come in a 13 inch (that is what my 7.2 is) and they are compacs, which my Felt is and I don't like the compac. If I get a 7.4 (which does come in 13 inch and is a triple)
would it be enough of an upgrade to be worth it? I don't want to spend the money on a new hybrid that is pretty much what I have already. Any ideas??
Glad that you found the perfect saddle for you.

As for the road bike, my question to you is....what makes the road bike uncomfortable for you? Is it the handle bar type, or the lower torso position, the thinner tires, etc.?

The reason I am asking is that some of these items can be changed relatively cheaply to make the road bike more comfortable for you. If you can pinpoint the exact issues that you have with your road bike, maybe the TE forum can make suggestions for you, ie. changing to a more upright stem or wider tires or changing the handle bars etc.

As to hybrid suggestions, how about the higher end model of the Specialized Vita (the only thing is that the Specialized Vita won't be good on trails/dirt)?
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2012 Specialized Amira Elite, upgraded carbon handle bars, Jett saddle 143mm switched to 145mm 2012 Selle Italia Max SLR Gel Flow saddle
2010 Santa Cruz Juliana with R kit and Crampon pedals
2011 Specialized Ariel Sport,suspension post,Serfas Rx Women's Microfiber saddle (sold)