Originally Posted by
Digital Gee
I've never done a saddle search. How can you tell before you invest that it's going to be worth the investment? I mean, I doubt you can return one to the LBS, right?
I'm not sure you can. Most can't tell if a saddle is the right one before they do some 40-50-60 mile rides. Well, at least I can't. If it is comfortable for 40 miles, it certainly should be comfortable for 20 miles. But not necessarily the reverse. I can ride almost anything for 20 miles.
And price doesn't necessarily mean it will work better for you. Some have great success with stock saddles or even cheap saddles.
You could "invest" in a Brooks or a Selle Anatomica. The safety in that is, they each have a very high satisfaction rate that almost borders on cult-like and if it doesn't work for you, you can get almost all of your money back out of it quickly in a resell.