New Rider with Saddle Troubles

[CaliRider]

Thanks for the ongoing support here! I thought the link to Steve Hogg's SMP page was timely because I had ordered one and it arrived today!!!! I can't wait to try it out in the morning. I had no idea that finding a comfortable saddle would be so difficult, but the advice and opinions on this forum have been invaluable.

[CaliRider]

Update: My Selle SMP Lite 209 arrived yesterday, and this morning I took it out for a 25-mile ride. I am blown away. I need to make some minor adjustments, but it was night and day compared to the other saddles I've tried. I was riding with my husband and kept exclaiming about how comfortable I was and how nice it was not to feel pinched and smashed and otherwise in pain. I am very hopeful that I can now stop obsessively reading about every saddle under the sun and can concentrate on actually riding!

[zoom-zoom]

Yayayayayayayayay!!! This was exactly my experience with the Drakon (1 level firmer than the 209, but otherwise the same saddle) on my road bike. I recall my words being "game changer."

I now have a 209 on our tandem and am looking at a Glider for my CX bike. The only issue I have run into is that the seatpost on my road bike doesn't allow me to angle the Drakon nose up as high as I need, so I feel like I'm sliding off the front a bit. Makes my upper body tired really fast. Once I can figure out a better seatpost option it will be perfect.

[smittykitty]

Kinda thinking a might want to try one. Get chafing (raw) at panty line on 60+ mile rides. Besides, I haven't bought a new saddle for about 3 years now!

[Owlie]

Kinda thinking a might want to try one. Get chafing (raw) at panty line on 60+ mile rides. Besides, I haven't bought a new saddle for about 3 years now!

Ditto! Zoom, what's roughly the same padding level as the Jett?

[zoom-zoom]

Ditto! Zoom, what's roughly the same padding level as the Jett?

I think the Lite 209 is pretty close. The Drakon is more like the Ruby.

[CaliRider]

So while we're comparing SMP saddles, do you happen to know how the Glider differs from the 209? There is one listed on our local Craig's List right now, and I'm wondering if I should snatch it up.