I am looking into purchasing a new saddle for my bike. I will not be racing. I use my bike for fitness not competition. I do about 20 miles when the weather is good. Otherwise it is 30-40 roller sessions. Comfort is a factor, but something on the lighter side would be awesome as well. Could anyone give me a starting point? What brands are quality? Which should I stay away from? Any advice would be appreciated.

What saddle do you currently have and what don't you like about it?

Personally I think a saddle purchase is best done at you lbs. A lot of them have test saddles you can take home for a day or 2.

Well if you don't care for aesthetics and weight isn't a huge priority, I bought an ISM Adamo saddle and it has been great, but they're pretty ugly personally. I ride about 200 miles a week with no soreness. Fair warning, the first few hundred miles will be painful. But it's worth it. Was recommended it because my business was getting numb at a LBS.

Go see if you can demo a Fizik Aliante or Prologo Scratch. They are similar hammock style saddles and typically offer great comfort for riders with less drop (ie not racing and riding with a flat back). Its a good starting point to see what shapes work for you.

I like the Selle Italia line of saddles. They're readily available, they have a nice range of sizes and shapes, they have a great reputation for making great saddles, and they have that molto bene Italian name.

For comfortable riding over long distances, I recommend the Selle Italia Man Gel Flow:

Please Let me be the first proofhide-slathering leather freak to suggest a Brooks. The B17 is a good all around choice and probably their most affordable model.

I've never seen a single negative comment about that Selle Italia line of saddles, the thing is they make about 5 million variants. I'm in the market for one right now if I can find one cheap enough. (Trnsparent1@gmail.com)

There have been exactly 17,365,285,021 posts on this very topic in this very forum. Do your homework, learn how to search the data base. Then, if you really need more information, come back and ask.
However, I can already tell you what you will hear, that every butt is different, that every saddle is different and that the alignment of these two randomly odd facts with the multiplicity of saddles available gives you, yes , you guessed it, exactly a 1 in 17,365,285,021 chance of attaining sitting and cycling bliss. Unless , of course, you select a Brooks Professional saddle, then the odds are precisely, exactly reversed. It is your choice, bliss and certainty or agony and despair.
That is all grasshopper.

Fizik Arione

this is what happens when you ask "which saddle should I get" with no detail. Tell us what you have so we can give better suggestions. As of now, you will just get a a bunch of saddle suggestions thrown at you from people who found what works for them. We need to find something that will work for you. In order for us to get you closer to something that will benefit you instead of just wasting money on something that is already similar to what you have, you need to give some history. Is it the shape of the saddle? if so, where dont you like it? is the back of the saddle, is it too wide in the middle where it rubs? Does it make you go numb? A lot of sit bone pressure? Do you feel like you sit bones are hanging off the edge? Maybe saddle is not wide enough??

Help us out so we can try to help you out

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Seems like what you really need is guidance on how to choose a saddle that fits you well. Have you measured the width of your sit bones? That's the first thing you need to find out. Some saddles do not come in a wide width. If you have a narrow sit bone width, congratulations! You've got a lot of choices. Then determine the riding style you will mostly ride with: upright, slightly leaning forward, leaning forward, stretched out. This will determine the shape of your saddle. Lastly, think whether a cutout is something that'll make you feel more comfortable. Only you can answer this last question. Good luck.

Yo wrong forum yo Yo Spiff.