Originally Posted by
jma1st3r
I know known bike fitter say saddle issue is not due to saddle but rather the interaction with saddle. But shape is important *in the fine tuning department.
Ergo saddles, has "pre broken in" shape. If you look at Selle Italia X2 and Brooks Leather saddles. Well worn saddle are all worn with rider's fanny bone inprint on them. Ergo Saddle mimic that function, but provide more rigid support.
I'm not saying shape is irrelevant to comfort, I'm saying levelness is irrelevant to comfort. We each need to find a way to maximize comfort for any saddle we buy (or receive as a birthday present), or be prepared to let it rot on the shelf or dispose of it. I'm saying to find comfort, you need to set the saddle up for comfort, not for "levelness." So the whole discussion about "how to find levelness" is irrelevant, because the goal is comfort, not levelness. At least for me, setting a saddle to "level" does not automatically deliver comfort. Finding comfort or maximizing it can be a lengthy iterative adventure, or you could strike it rich on the first padal stroke. Maybe when it's "right" it will be level, or maybe it won't.