Originally Posted by
pepperbelly
Oh yeah, my LBS is starting to get to know me. I was wanting some ideas of what to look at. I asked about one saddle on the wall- one of those thin hard looking seats. He said one came on his Specialized and he was going to change it but rode it a while before he did. He said it was actually more comfortable than the padded seat he had on his old bike.
I do know that I definitely need padded bike shorts. My 53 year old butt needs a little help if I am going to ride any distance at all.
The Bontrager Select is that kind of seat. At first it was a bit of an adjustment from the gel padded sport/racing seat on my Trek 460 but it's the narrow nose of the seat that is the nicer. No more inner thigh, groin discomfort.
Then there is the third seat on my Moto that has the seat off the MTB and is rock hard, but very light. Looks nice but I wouldnt want to transition into that one for a 50miler.