I see why it's such a popular saddle ' incredibly comfortable. First of all, the center cut-out is a game changer. I was experience numbness on my old Fizik saddle (though it wasn't always that way; the problem developed this season), so going to the cut-out saddle IMMEDIATELY solved this. ZERO numbness. Why didn't I switch sooner?
Aside from that, it's surprisingly well suited to endurance riding despite the minimal padding. It took about 50 miles to break in, but since then I don't even feel the thing. Perhaps after the 60 miles mark on my rides I start becoming "aware" of the contact points on the saddle, but it's minimal. Still, for being such a short and compact shape, I find a surprising amount of positions on it. As advertised, you can really ride comfortably on the nose of this thing and put the power down.
Highly recommended. Just get it.
FYI: I have 110mm sit bones and bout the S3 (130mm wide) version. I've put 200 miles on this saddle now, with the longest single ride being 65 miles. It's mounted to a Canyon Endurace CF SL.
Solved a lot of my bum problems, much more comfortable than my worn pair. plus a great price.
After years of riding Specialized saddles they stopped working for me, I gave this one a try. The dense padding and slightly wider (143 mm) hits my sit bones perfectly.
The Selle Italia SLR Boost Superflow is an amazing saddle. The center cut-out is perfectly designed. It is a tad bit shorter in length than most saddles, and it completely makes sense. When transferring from a super-tuck, or a standing position and back onto the saddle. The shorter nose prevents the rear/crotch area of my cycling shorts from getting caught up on the nose. I initially thought I was the only one that noticed this until I had a conversation with someone else that loved their identical model of saddle. I love my saddle and wouldn't use a different model. If I could guarantee that you would also, I would tell you to purchase this saddle with confidence - it is fantastic.
After riding my Specialized Power and Phenom saddles for the last 8 or so years, I decided to give this Selle Italia model a try. To my surprise it is fantastic so far. Hits my sit bones (145 mm) perfectly. I was cramping on the sitbones on the Specialized, but so far ,after a couple of hundred miles or so, so good. Sure hope it lasts.
This saddle fits great and has just the right amount of padding. The massive cutout works extremely well, especially if you are dealing with pain or numbness down below. In addition, the cutout runs almost up to the nose of saddle, helping to remain comfortable even in an aggressive position.
This is a very comfortable saddle at a great price. Been using Selle Italia for many years on different bikes. Highly recommended, cannot go wrong with this choice.
