Originally Posted by shokhead
The Aliante is 138mm wide in the back. Most are 135 or less so its abit better for me that i'm 6' 192lbs. The stock Fuji saddle is for sure 135 or less. Belive me,i've read all the reviews and website info on saddles and what riders have said on the forums so i know all about good,bad and inbetween. I've had saddles good for 1000 miles and go away but i've never had one good for more then 20 at a time before i need to stop or stand and coast for awhile. It makes a difference when someone says they have the ideal saddle and never go numb. If they ride alot of hills they get out of the saddle vs someone like me that can ride 50 and never need or have to get out its so flat here. Also a 120lb rider can almost use anything vs a bigger guy. I think the bigger you are,the harder it is to find the right one.Now all this could be BS but its al imo.
I feel your pain. I am just finishing with my 'find the right saddle' problem. Fortunatlly I have a really good LBS so I could buy a saddle test it for a good while, like two weeks in one case and return it to try another one if it did not work. Plus there prices were the same as performance/nashbar/supergo ect... minus the shipping so it was actually cheaper. If you have a similiar LBS I would highly recommend it even if it is more expensive because blindly ordering a saddle based on reviews here and elswhere can be more expensive. The one that killed me the most was the Fisik Areone and that one got shuch incredible reviews for this and that blah. After twenty miles it felt like my ass was bleeding
I just did 110 miles on my Terry Zero yesterday and I think I finally found a winner. Good luck.