More attention being given to saddles issues for women

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Yeah, those look too wide through the nose. I know EXACTLY what I need in a saddle, but NO ONE makes it...I need a flat profile (not domed/arched from side-to-side), a longish, narrow nose, t-shaped, with a big, deep dent. The Bontrager InForm Affinity is close, but still not as T-shaped as it could be and the dent could be deeper.

I'm giving up on the regular InForm. I've tried the 140 and 150 and it's just too wedge-shaped. I am incredibly sore in the muscle/crease where my thighs meet my crotch. I end up constantly sliding forward into the big bump on the front of the saddle. On the indoor trainer it worked, but on the road it's a total no-go.

Has anyone tried the SI Max SLR Gel Flow? It looks like this:


I can't get a good look at the rear profile. One graphic I saw made it look flatter than the Turbomatic, which would maybe make it a good try for me. I liked the Turbomatic Gel Flow, but it was so domed that I felt like I was hung up with the saddle pressing into the area between my sit bones.

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I totally hear you on the deeper dent, that was the deal breaker on the TT bike. I think I am OK with slightly less t-shape than it sounds like you are, but I do ride out on the nose a little more.

The cut out on that Max SLR Gel Flow looks awesome! If you try it, I'd love to hear what you think of it.

[Owlie]

Yeah, those look too wide through the nose. I know EXACTLY what I need in a saddle, but NO ONE makes it...I need a flat profile (not domed/arched from side-to-side), a longish, narrow nose, t-shaped, with a big, deep dent. The Bontrager InForm Affinity is close, but still not as T-shaped as it could be and the dent could be deeper.

I'm giving up on the regular InForm. I've tried the 140 and 150 and it's just too wedge-shaped. I am incredibly sore in the muscle/crease where my thighs meet my crotch. I end up constantly sliding forward into the big bump on the front of the saddle. On the indoor trainer it worked, but on the road it's a total no-go.

Has anyone tried the SI Max SLR Gel Flow? It looks like this:


I can't get a good look at the rear profile. One graphic I saw made it look flatter than the Turbomatic, which would maybe make it a good try for me. I liked the Turbomatic Gel Flow, but it was so domed that I felt like I was hung up with the saddle pressing into the area between my sit bones.

Are you me? Seriously, you just described something close to my ideal saddle. Particularly the deep dent/cut out and the t-shape. Go figure--I need something that no one seems to make. I think there's a physical limitation there too, but you're right--men have a lot more saddle options.

Trek420, in my case, it's not the width so much as the shape and depth of cutout/indentation. I'm in the 125-130 sit bone width range, so there's still options, it's just they're all the wrong shape (I need a quite T-shaped saddle) and the cutout isn't deep enough for me in a more aggressive position.