Originally Posted by xlbs

After years of experimentation I have come to appreciate the SMP saddle line. Tricky to set, and not cheap, but once set they are incomparable (at least for this chubby older rider) If you can find an LBS that carries these, spend some time and money with them, and I anticipate that you'll also appreciate these saddles. I have 5, all on different bikes for different riding styles.

Originally Posted by Iride01

Any friends with a bike that might have a few saddles taking up storage space from their try and see experience? Surely someone else you might know will have some they'll let you try out for a ride or two. Maybe even sell or give it to you if you like the fit. If nothing else it'll let you get an idea of what different things about a saddle feel like. Such as saddle profiles, widths and cutout width or even with no cutout.

If you are like me, then as you get more cycling fit you'll find your saddle desires change. In my case I wound up with a saddle not too unlike the original.