Saddle Recommendations for Women

I just started training this summer and began riding using the original saddle on a 12-year-old road bike. I was really uncomfortable. After 4 rides, I was sitting at my desk at work in pain and said this is enough. I took the bike into a local bike shop and got a proper fitting. They also suggested a women's saddle--a gel model that they described as more of a "starter saddle" (a Serfas Women's RX). A starter saddle in that some women start using this saddle to get toughed up a bit but then "graduate" to more of a racing saddle.

http://www.rei.com/product/2518940.htm?vcat=REI_SSHP_CYCLING_TOC

The combination of tweaking the saddle height and the women's saddle did the trick. Sure, I still feel it a bit but it's nothing like the pain I had previously.

I know the convention advice here is to tough it out, but for me the problem was really an (old) saddle that was not suited to my anatomy.

Buy the TERRY BUTTERFLY!

A lot of women swear by the Terry Saddle. This was what I was going to purchase initially, but wound up going with the LBS suggestion of the gel saddle. Here is the thread I started asking about the Terry:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp...

HTH.

I had a great experience with Speedy Reedy purchasing my wet suit, but for help on my bike I went to Elliott Bay Bicycles--where I bought my 94 Specialized Allez those many years ago.