I've just started bicycling regularly and am having trouble with the saddle that came on my bike - more with the soft tissue than the sit bones. (I figure my sit bones will get used to it. The other, I doubt.) I've read all the messages posted here so far and thank all of you for sharing your saddle experience. Now I know I'm not alone with the type of discomfort I prefer not to mention to my riding companions.

I'm wondering whether the suggestions I've read here will work for a "hefty" lady like myself. I picture all of you being slim, trim and athletic. I'm pretty sure that a saddle that fits a female Lance Armstrong would not work for me.

Are there any special saddle considerations for hefty women?