Depends on your fitness level, how wide your pelvis is (sit bones), and your flexibility. What may be the most comfortable saddle in the world to me, may be an unbearable ass-hatchet to you.

http://www.fizik.it/spineconcept/#/a...e-concept.html

http://www.specialized.com/bc/micros...tml#/Equipment

SMP for me.

Fizik antares has worked wonders for me

I suppose you have tried to adjust your saddle position? 5mm up or down/ back or forth could make a huge difference.

i don't mean to make this about bike stores, but i've never been to one where they had it set up where i could try different aftermarket components, much less a saddle.

this is the saddle i use. it's more comfortable than the Selle Italia Prolink Gel Flow that i used to use, probably because it's supportive where it needs to be.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/...7e5a5378_b.jpg

selle anatomica

Prologo scratch pro really works for me,and is one of the most popular saddles in the pro ranks.I have tried lots of saddles and from different brands and the scratch was a instead succuss for me.

Try one of these. They have a 60-day money back satisfaction guarantee.

www.moonsaddle.com

It's better to look good than to feel good. . .

Thicker does not mean comfort...

there are two bike shops near me that have a 30 day no questions asked return policy on saddles. The idea is buy one, use it for a few weeks. If it doesn't work, try a different one. It works out to a saddle trial program once you've committed to buying a saddle from that store

One of our LBS's has test saddles from San Marco and Selle Italia....I've been trying out various ones. I'm currently on an Aliante Gamma. It's pretty nice but breaking down and getting too soft so I'm having some issues.

Tested San Marco Mantra this evening...wow is that one bendy. At first I thought it would be good to have that much "give" but it could actually be too much. Nice big cut out though.

Tomorrow's ride I'll be on my old Selle SLK. Then on to the Flite.

I think so. Lately, I've been trying a different saddle that has ever so slightly more padding (a Fizik Wing Flex) and I can't stand it. I can tell that the shape would work for me, if the saddle was stiff enough, but the way it sags puts me on the saddle nose too much. My normal saddle is a Selle Italia SLR.

Corrected.