My Fizik rep sent me the pink Arione when it first came out. I have a ti cyclocross bike and since cross is a colorful sport, I thought I'd put it on that bike. But, since it's now road season, I threw it on my road bike and did about 50 hours on it in the course of a few weeks.

I was hot & cold. I did a handful of long road rides (4-5 hours) and really liked it -- lots of support in the right places and some good flex (it's the wings). I also did some indoor training rides where I could barely sit on the saddle. I realized it was because you don't "move" or change your saddle position very much on the trainer, so my soft tissue got numb.

I'm a cut-out girl. I've been riding the same saddle on all my bikes for a few years -- the Selle Italia SLR with the cut-out. It's very narrow and firm but is just perfect for me. Unfortunately, you can't buy it in the US so I have to scoop them up on eBay when I can.

The Arione and the Butterfly are completely different styles of saddle. The Arione is a more aggressive race-style saddle. It's much narrower and firmer than the Butterfly.

Do you like your current saddle? If so, I would choose the saddle that's most similar to what you ride now.