The Jett by Specialized

[caligurl]

that just goes to show that everyone's bottom react differently... i SO wanted to like the jett... it came on my ruby... and i rode it and rode it.. even rode a century on it... WORST century (painwise) of my life! for the first time since i have been doing centuries.. i couldn't go out and ride a recovery ride the next day!

i also tried the avatar (like the jet but with a bit of gel)... same thing... not comfortable at all!

i ended up going back to the dolce saddle!

i'm glad you were able to find a saddle that your bottom likes!!!!!!

[Mags...]

Hi rebekah,
I'm thinking of buying the Jett saddle. I was wondering which size you bought and what size your sit-bone measurement was when you were measured. Doing the self measurement it looks like I'm 5" (about 130mm). I noticed you said you were small (I'm 5'2" tall and I think from checking out some of these ladies sit-bone measurements that I look to be a bit smaller sit-bone as well.) I was thinking that the 143mm width saddle would be appropriate, but am not sure how many mm's I should add to my sit-bone measure to be sure. I don't want to go too big because I'd be concerned that the largest size might be too wide in the nose area. Thanks.

[aicabsolut]

I've currently got the men's version of this saddle on my bike, and well, not so comfy. Not really any soft tissue pain, but it hurts on my pubic bones, farther forward than usual saddle pain (i.e., not on the sit-bones). It's a 143mm, but when I got measured, it was a toss up between this and the bigger size, so I decided to just stick with this saddle and see what happens.

How much different is the women's saddle really? It's so expensive, and they look kinda similar.

I'm pretty tough in 'that area' because of all the time I've spent in English saddles (some of them very hard and flat--one, my trainer called the wooden maxipad)

I was never in love with this saddle, but I didn't want to spend the $$ on a different one until this weekend. First back to back rides of some distance, including some rough terrain (bridges, tree root bumps), and it was hard to sit down at first at the start of day two. No way I'd ever make it through a century. Ever.

Think my problem is the cushioning? Proportion (men's vs women's) or should I go up a size too?

[spokewench]

I've been looking at the Jett because it is fairly light and also looked like it might be comfortable - My favorite Avocet O2 has been discontinued and I just don't know what to do. I do not like to put a heavy saddle on my bike, but hardly any women's saddle makers make a light weight racing saddle that is fairly comfortable.

Any suggestions out there for light weight - comfy? saddles?

[tab123]

I have been really happy with the Selle San Marco Aspide Glamour (either the standard or racing gel for longer rides). While a bit wide, there is no real chafing. And for once no horrid soft tissue pain (which I have had with every saddle from a Fizik Alliante to a Brooks 17). The saddle uses a groove instead of cut-out so it avoids those nasty gashes from the cut-outs.

I rode the racing gel in a 50-mile ride this weekend and had no problems.

[emily_in_nc]

Any suggestions out there for light weight - comfy? saddles?

Selle San Marco Atola Gelaround, if you have narrow sitbones. Very comfy after a short sit-bone break-in period.

Do a search in these forums on "Atola" for more posts about this saddle, including several from me.

Good luck!

E