Got another ride in today after making a necessary saddle change. I mentioned the ass hatchet Fujita Professional that was on it and which I rode for a few years previously, so I know it works. It used to be comfortable so I have no idea how I got so tender after not riding for a few years. Surely my calluses could not have faded so easily. Anyway, I decided to try the Ideale 6 that I had on the Nishiki Cresta GT and removed when I decided to put that bike up for eventual sale.

Here's the Ideale in place of the Fujita. It seemed to be the most forgiving shape of any of my saddles.


Broader seating surface for my apparently broader butt.


Pretty supportive but the seat rail configuration combined with that particular seatpost result in a slight lack of forward positioning but good enough for a test ride.


Less immediately painful than the hatchet but I'm really going to have to get in a lot of gradual seat time to become accustomed to riding again.