Originally Posted by
Terex
Re padding, I think it's the same with any saddle. Once you ride enough, any additional padding just makes you move around unnecessarily, or decreases efficiency.
I would normally agree with you but for the fact that you sit differently on an ISM saddle than you do on a conventional saddle. On an ISM, your sit bones go behind the prongs and not on the wide part of the saddle. On an ISM, you should have 1 to 11/2" of saddle slowing behind you, if you are sitting on it correctly.