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Specialized Roubaix comes with a Power saddle - 155mm wide for smaller frames (52 and below) and 143mm wide for larger ones. The reasoning behind this is that smaller frames tend to be ridden by women, whose sit bones tend to be wider than men's.

The two models (155mm on the left, 143mm on the right) are clearly different in more than just the width. The 143mm model has a larger cutout that extends to the front part of the saddle. I assume that's based on the male anatomy.

It would be nice if they'd let me choose the width of the saddle when purchasing their bike instead of assuming the gender of the buyer based on their height.

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