I do my research, pick my saddle, find the cheapest option online and ride it for a period and if no good repeat and sell that one.

If they don’t have a test saddle, ask them what the return policy is.

I have had good luck with Specialized saddles, for what it’s worth. I use the Toupe on my road bike and the sitero on my Tri bike. I would imagine a specialized dealer would return a saddle or have a test saddle.

Research
Buy
Test
Sell
Repeat

Buy used and you probably won’t be out much, if any, money other than some postage.

If you want to avoid buying and re-selling, there are some companies around who will ship you a test saddle for a few weeks for a small fee and then you send it back. I did this several years ago when I couldn't find the model I was interested in locally.

ive used sportfit-lab to rent saddles. good people to work with.

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My local shop allow me to try several different ones, ofcourse when you they buy it is more expensive than than online/craiglist.

Otherwise find one you think you like, buy it used on craiglist, if it does not fit, you can resell for almost the same price and keep doing that.

I was looking for something a little more scientific. Ha

Guess this one is just on feel

My old shop used to have a rack of 10-15 saddles that someone could demo from. No one local has more than 3 TT saddles in stock.

There's nothing terribly scientific in saddle selection unfortunately.

So when I read on “fit” posts, that people need a saddle that allows for more tilt - which allows for that??

For example, on my saddle when I ride the tip of the nose (not sure how much I’m on top, ga on the end... seems close) I can rotate forward pretty well, but that’s a hard position to hold because I’m also jamming myself backwards to stay on

The problem is that the question may not make sense with another saddle because the requirement for tilt may well specifically result from your current saddle and position.
I would strongly recommend trying a split nose saddle like an ISM or Cobb JOF.
And give them a fair trial period. They support you very differently than a conventional saddle so it will probably be uncomfortable at first and need several rides over 2-3 weeks before you've adapted. This was the case for me and thereafter I was delighted.
Remember your conventional saddle hurt when you first started cycling. You've adapted, but that adaptation does not carry fully to the split nose types.

Found this video for you



Lots of other interesting stuff as well. Cheers.

This thread has a lot of good information

https://forum.slowtwitch.com/...ifty%20five#p6258992

Selle SMP website.

go to a reputable fitter. Try *all* the saddles. Pick the one that gives you that "aha" moment.

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