You don't know if a saddle is right for you until you've ridden it about five to ten times in a two week period. So you have to buy them to try them, and then you may have to pass them on.

And sometimes it's not pain around the bones that will trouble you. I had a saddle that felt great when I rode. I'd never feel sore in the muscles around my bones. But the next day, I would get achy testicles. And I didn't put the two together for a very long time. I think the saddle was too soft. I put it on one of the bikes I sold, and I've been riding hard saddles since. I'm happy now.