I just got my Selle Italia SLC Gel Flow in the mail today so of course i had to go ride! My ride was about 20 miles long with about 2300ft of climbing at 15.6mph average....normal ride for me...anyway, my first impressions of this saddle...hard!!!! I had a stock bontrager saddle on before this and it had a lot of padding so switching to a real saddle was a shock on my behind! Even though it felt hard, it was comfy...My sit bones or the taint didn't hurt at all! I think what was happening with my old stock saddle was that i was sinking into the seat as i rode...With this new saddle you don't sink at all! well there isn't much to sink into..The gel flow provides just enough cushion between the carbon fiber. This saddle is also shorter in length in comparison to others...I choose this because all other saddles i tried the long nose rubbed on the inside of my legs. Anyway, this saddle is great! I was expecting to have to get used to it for a couple hundred miles or so, but it's like this saddle and my behind already started to round third base. hahahah It just feels that good! I'd defiantly recommend this saddle to any who experienced the taint pressure!