I have maybe 500 miles on my Specialized Toupe Gel 143 and I'm pretty happy, but it took some getting used to....perhaps I'm still adjusting. I have NEVER experienced taint relief like I do with this, but there is definitely a component missing if you try and scoot forward or backward since it's not flat. It also effectively changes your saddle height a few mm's when moving b/c of the dip in the middle of the saddle.

Have any of you gone through a transition period like this?