drmutley wrote:Sounds like your a curved saddle preferrer like me... The prologo scratch I found quite comfy too, but gave me more numbness than he others. I'm sure it would be different now I've got all the tweaks pretty much sorted. U would find the aliante similar in comfort, and there's quite a few cheap ones around. Pretty easy to find places that test fiziks here in Aust, so I would guess its similar in the US?
I'm not sure what your doctors, specialists, & orthopedic people are like where u are, but I've found this group of professionals the most "unhelpful" in sorting out these issues (I'm a doctor myself ironically). I had a friend (with bilateral ITBFS) visit part of our Olympic cycling medical team a few months ago and he just sent her for some physiotherapy (physical therapy), with no addressing of the causative issues (her bike fit). Sorry to sound negative, I guess I just see too many people seduced by qualifications, when someone with a good understanding of the issues, and a diligence to work though them is far more useful, regardless of who they are. Having said that, we have a lot of bike fitters over here who couldn't fit a tricycle to a 3year old, let alone a complex road fit.
It does seem that I prefer the more "curved" or in my mind "saddle shaped" saddles. I think it comes from riding an old Schwinn Le Tour for about 2 years when that was my only hand me down road bike. I just rode the bike as it was, 30+ year old concor looking saddle and all

The Prologo I have gotten a bit tiny of numbness from on one ride, I will obviously ride it a bunch more to see but the Aliante would also be worth looking at. I think the Spec Romin might be a solid fit as well since it's more curved shaped but still cut out however, although the cut outs in the past have kept numbness away there have been chaff/rubbing issues around the cut spots usually. I'm actually waiting for Spec to bring out the lower models of the Chicane that Boonen has been riding, it's only available in S-Works version but for 2013 they are releasing all the "lower models" with Ti rails and the like
Anyhow, the doctor I saw yesterday FINALLY asked WHY things were happening on my right side instead of just saying *shrugs* "it's probably just effects from your body compensating for your shorter leg"
I will be seeing a Orthopedic Surgery Doc specifically about why my right leg seems to catch or pop on extension, something is out of line or miss-formed in the hip joint on the ride side. For once a doc actually said "It's great that isn't not causing daily pain but I want to know WHY its doing it regardless because something isn't right Also, finally commented that my illiac crests aren't even at all, right is quite a bit lower than left...
Looks like I'm headed on the right track with this one....
As for the Fizik Demo, yes there are a few stores around here that allow demo's of the Fizik saddles. The only downside is that many of them have some policy like it costs $10 a day to demo but that money goes toward the purchase etc...
Might be better off just trying to score one on ebay and flipping it if it doesn't cut it