I swear by fizik ariones and so do several of my friends. Even a friend who loved his brooks saddles is now a convert. A few female friends have liked them a lot but found that they wanted something else. My roommate tried one of my ariones and then tried a coworker's Selle Italia Slr. She rode the latter for longer because she forgot to give it back to him. After it was stolen, she bought a Specialized that is a bit wider and has the cut out. One female friend who had road race for over a decade preferred the aliante over the arione. Just today, a friend pointed out her new saddle that is similar to the arione but one of fizik's women's models. It has the wingflex that enables the saddle wings to flex a bit and adjust to your body over time but it is a bit wider. She says she loves it. Fizik does have a lot of models, from shorter mountain bike ones to the aliante (more traditional shape) to the arione, which is the longest racing saddle on the market and has more effective rail length than other saddles too.