Hi all,

I have a question about choosing a saddle that is going to be used by my girlfriend. (She doesn't understand English well, so I write for her.)

She is new to cycling, and I am considering buying her a road bike as a gift. We studied together and have pretty good understandings about the frame geometry and other fitting related considerations, but when it comes to choosing a saddle, neither she nor I have the slightest idea on which to buy. She complains that after riding on conventional saddles (i.e., saddles for males) for half an hour or so, she always get accute pain in her crotch area where a part of her hipbone comes close to her skin. From reading this forum, I got an impression that Terry Butterfly, Avocet 02 Air and Fizik Vittesse all got high remarks. The question is; which one do you recommend for my girlfriend? I lean toward Fizik because, assuming that verything being equal, it comes with great color choise that other blands do not offer. But I also know that Terry has been known for years for making good quality bikes and bike parts for women.

She is 5.1Ó, weighs 120 pounds, and we do about 3 to 4-hour ride in hilly mountainous areas.

Oh, one more point to add. We live in Japan, and here it is not so common to test ride a saddle. In fact, I cannot think of any lbs that I know of allows it. This is why your help is very crucial.

Thank you very much.