Century, Brevet, and Long Distance Touring Saddle - Suggestions?

I am interested in doing long distance riding and need a saddle to be
comfortable and stable for long periods of time in hot, sticky, sweaty
weather. I also tend to ride in a more upright position due to lack of
flexibility which causes more weight to be put on my posterior. The
bar height and saddle height are about the same. I also weigh about
155 lbs. so don't fall into the clydesdale category


Well, I'm a brevet/distance rider and I use a Sella Italia SLR, but
that puts me in a tiny minority (and I don't often do more than a
couple of hundred miles). I've noticed a lot of male brevet riders
switching to Terry and Fizik saddles in the last couple of years. Some
of the Fiziks seem overpriced, but I've seen the Terry (Fly) on sale as
low as $50.

Alan

On Mon, 15 May 2006 10:23:09 -0700, alans wrote:

I've noticed a lot of male brevet riders
switching to Terry and Fizik saddles in the last couple of years. Some
of the Fiziks seem overpriced, but I've seen the Terry (Fly) on sale as
low as $50.

I have a Fly. It's pretty good, but has almost too much padding when
used with today's overly padded shorts. With thinner chamois it's
excellent.

Also, I found the edges of the hole annoying when the saddle was new, but
after breaking in it was fine. So give it a few hundred miles before
passing judgement.

I'd buy one of these saddles again.

Matt O.

Matt O'Toole wrote:

A.

I have a Fly.

Q.

Name a sentence little girls don't often get to say.

Bill "slow afternoon" S.

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