WTB Silverado vs Terry Butterfly Century Saddle

The Silverado wins because WTB attaches a published sit-bone range to every size, so you can match the saddle to a number you measured at home. The Butterfly Century is the one to take instead if soft-tissue pressure rather than sit-bone support is what is hurting.

WTB Silverado

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A slim, flat-platform saddle sold with a published sit-bone range for each width, which is the rarest and most useful thing on any saddle page.

• WTB states a sit-bone range per size: 69 to 101mm for the 135mm Narrow, 101 to 130mm for the 142mm Medium.
• Five rail choices, from a 310 gram steel version up to a stated 181 gram carbon one in Medium.
• A long, tapered nose and flatter top give you room to move fore and aft as the terrain changes.
• Stated 280mm length and 142mm Medium width put it in the mainstream of road, gravel and trail fit.

• Padding is tuned for performance, so the flat platform feels firm if you ride fully upright.
• No centre cutout, so it does nothing specific for soft-tissue pressure.
• Only two widths, which leaves riders above 130mm of sit-bone width shopping elsewhere in the range.

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Terry Butterfly Century Saddle

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The cutaway pick, with the largest centre relief in its line and a shock-absorbing layer that lets the foam be thinner rather than deeper.

• Terry states 262mm by 152mm and 268 grams, so the dimensions are on the page rather than implied.
• A Poron XRD layer sits between the base and the foam, which is how the saddle stays low profile without going hard.
• Widest cutaway in the Butterfly line, aimed squarely at soft-tissue pressure.
• Seamless Fibra-tek cover, which is there to reduce chafing at high cadence.

• Sold as a women's model, which puts off riders who would fit it.
• Terry publishes no sit-bone range, so the width has to be matched by measurement on your side.
• One colour and one rail spec, so there is no lighter or cheaper version of the same shape.

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Side by side

The bottom line

Our overall pick is the WTB Silverado - A slim, flat-platform saddle sold with a published sit-bone range for each width, which is the rarest and most useful thing on any saddle page. Choose the Terry Butterfly Century Saddle instead if riders whose problem is numbness or soft-tissue pressure rather than sit-bone ache, in an endurance or slightly forward position.

Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Bike Saddles: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).