I purchased this to replace the Bontrager seat that came on my Trek hybrid. The Bontrager wasn't horrible, but I just wanted an even more comfortable seat, since longer rides were getting to be hurty on my lady-parts. The Terry Butterfly Carbon Saddle is significantly more comfortable than my stock saddle and it's light as a feather. I am generally a fairly frugal person, so this saddle was a splurge for me (that's the only reason I nicked it half a star). Saddles are such a personal choice that what may be fablulous for one person could be torturous for another person. Online reviews can only tell you so much, and your butt will tell you the rest. Sometimes it takes a couple of long rides on a new saddle to figure out if you just need to get used to the saddle or if it really isn't panning out, so it was nice to have the option of using Terry's generous return policy, if needed.