Originally Posted by Mobile 155

I hope I am not being drawn in but I'll give it a shot. Not everyone has perineum problems and there are more than cutouts to address the ones that do. Some of the pro saddles do have cutouts like the SMP CF saddle, about $600.00, that I couldn't ride to save my life. But they are feather light. Many of the pro saddles have a small channel or a curve the allows for less pressure in that area. But that being said they also are much better at pelvic tilt than the average rider. Look at many pro riders and you will see men that have very little upper bogy mass, some look like they escaped from Auschwitz. But they have great core striength and can tilt their pelvis back while in the drops. For a pro that spends so much time getting in shape and shedding any extra ounces of body fat a 250 gram saddle is out of the question. A racing saddle has to first be made of petrified smoke and second has no padding to speak of. Comfort is secondary to someone who is willing to suffer to win. Here is one pro using a SMP. http://danielcarruthers.com/2009/10/...to-its-claims/ And some background on the rider. http://danielcarruthers.com/about/