I have been mostly a Brooks saddle user for several years, with one on my mountain bike and another on my commuter, and I’ve been very happy with them. But as I wrote in my Brooks saddle review, I think for the mileage and time in the saddle experienced on tour I need something else. I think I’ve finally decided on a Selle An-Atomica Titanico (a very testosterone-packed name, in my opinion), the same saddle Dave bought just before the Divide. I’ve read a lot of reviews and studied the Selle An-Atomica website and think this design is likely to work pretty well. It’s similar to the Brooks B17 shape and size, but with the center cutout it should move a bit more with me while still supporting my sit bones solidly.

I had a few emails back and forth with the owner and designer of the saddle, Tom Milton, because I thought I might have them convert my old B17 with the cutout–a service they offer on their website. But because of the wear on the saddle it sounds like it will be better to start with a new An-Atomica Titanico. Tom also wrote that he got on our site and read Dave’s review of the An-Atomica and said the stretching Dave experienced is more than normal and that he would warranty Dave’s saddle by replacing it with a new one. That’s excellent service, especially since we didn’t even ask about Dave’s saddle!

So we’ll order a new Selle An-Atomica Titanico saddle for me and have it sent with Dave’s new one.