Saddles

So if you hit the bike stores, you will (probably) find this strange sitting pad near the saddle section. It can give you a general idea what saddle width you need. This special pad thing was designed by Body Geometry - a company based out of the Boulder Sports Med center and owned by Specialized. I owned a Womens specific Body Geometry saddle for a short while (before it was stolen). It was good.



Terry brand saddles have also been recommended to me, though Ive never owned one.

You can look at Body Geometry saddles here, and Terry saddles here.

Another thing to try is tilting the 'nose' of the saddle down (just a little bit) and sitting farther back on the wide part of the seat. Some times your saddle will feel better if you take the time to try out different positions - this will also help determine exactly what you're looking for in a seat.
I've heard, in general, the back part of a womens specific seat sits a little higher than the 'nose.'

The hole in the middle of the seat is popular for both men and womens seats. Some people like it, some don't. The last 3 seats Ive had, had a hole.