Originally Posted by
khatfull
Personally if I were doing it all over again, I do nothing but used ratty saddles on eBay until I learned what general shell shape, width and length "did" it for me. Then invest in nice new or better used saddles. The weeding out process can be excruciating...
This is probably the best advice. I have tons of saddles and I often go back to my favorites. The Cinelli #3 saddle NOS is waaaaay out of my price range.
Luckily, I tried these Vader saddle from ebay for my road bikes and found them extremely comfy. And cheap too. Like 25 bucks with shipping from good old China. I tore up a 150 buck SLR and the Vaders were an exact copy. Yah, about 75 grams heavier. so what, not paying 100+ to save 75 grams.