Originally Posted by
photogravity
BTW, let me know how that saddle turns out for your mother. I have one on my Cannondale and even after riding it for about 350-400 miles, it is still hard as a rock. In the future, I'll stick with Brooks saddles as I have yet to find one that wasn't comfortable for my arse. For the record, this isn't based on only one saddle either - I've ridden B17, B17 Narrow, Imperial, Imperial Narrow, Flyer, B66 and B72 - so I'm speaking from actual experience.
That VO saddle was on sale, which is why I picked it up. I figure those big springs ought to help. My wife had a B66 short on her old bike that she eventually got used to. She's literally spent 10 minutes on this bike, so it's too early to say how this saddle will be.