Comfy Saddle
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Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
You'll need to be more specific about the problems the old one is causing you, ie, all the time, at the start of a ride, at the end of a ride, more than five miles or so, only when you complete a century, on rock gardens but not bermed singletrack.......
Do you wear padded shorts?
What sort of riding?
Does the bike fit and is the current saddle set to the right height and tilt?
I have Charge Spoons on all my bikes as they appear to be Cubist's Arse shaped. *OAMV.
(*other arses may vary)
Do you wear padded shorts?
What sort of riding?
Does the bike fit and is the current saddle set to the right height and tilt?
I have Charge Spoons on all my bikes as they appear to be Cubist's Arse shaped. *OAMV.
(*other arses may vary)
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
Many will recommend the Charge Spoon, I won't recommend any as saddles, (BTW I hate the Spoon though), are such a personal thing IME, one persons armchair is another guys razor blade!
Best bet IMO is get along to a retailer that has the facilty to measure your sit bones, (many Specialized retailers offer this service).
Alternatively there is a CC saddle library HERE, but bear in mind the last post was April 2013, so how much it will may be is debatable
Best bet IMO is get along to a retailer that has the facilty to measure your sit bones, (many Specialized retailers offer this service).
Alternatively there is a CC saddle library HERE, but bear in mind the last post was April 2013, so how much it will may be is debatable
Roadrider48
Voice of the people
- Location
- Londonistan
Selle italia bodymatch for me. Like sitting at home from day one. Not sure it's in budget though.
goody
Veteran
- Location
- Carshalton
If you haven't ridden for a few years then no saddle will be comfortable after an hour. Give it a bit more time, a couple of weeks riding for about an hour a day then decide if you need to change. (as long as the saddle is setup correctly).
A Brooks if you stretch your budget a little....your bum will thank you
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
mine didn't!
hated brooks saddles but then I have no issues with +100km days in the saddle on my stock saddle on my rockhopper.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
I wasted a fortune trying different saddles and ended up sticking with the cheapest one!
http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b0s81p2570
http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b0s81p2570
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
I'm going to hazard a guess you were wearing baggies, and had the saddle at roadie height? On rough ground, especially rocky stuff like the Marin, (great trail by the way!) you're going to get a lot of bumping and grinding. I find with baggies that there is almost always a seam, and that gets rolled backwards and forwards on your perineum. I get sores if I ride an XC ride for any distance. The choice is either to ditch the baggies and just ride in padded tights or shorts and/or get a dropper seatpost that gets the saddle out of the way (or of course stop and change saddle height depending on terrain) and gets you into the habit of standing up on most of the techy bumpy bits.
Folk talk about padded saddles being a no-no on long rides, but to be fair that really only applies to long road rides IMO. WTB saddles have padding and perineum channels, and are very popular on MTBs. The Rocket V is a good value starting point. I had one on my Canyon-framed susser, and it never caused any problems..... you don't spend enough time sitting down to be ground away by squishiness.
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
I like Brooks saddles but they are more expensive & invariably require a breaking in period before you start to 'get' the hype, so wouldn't be instantly to your liking probably.
Before you start spending money on accessories hoping to find 'the one', make sure you're fitted properly to the bike. Little adjustments in saddle height or tilt or fore/aft adjustment, bar height & rake if possible, even pedal crank length could turn a torture device into an armchair overnight.
Before you start spending money on accessories hoping to find 'the one', make sure you're fitted properly to the bike. Little adjustments in saddle height or tilt or fore/aft adjustment, bar height & rake if possible, even pedal crank length could turn a torture device into an armchair overnight.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I did 27,000 miles on a Brooks and it was still a pain in the arse
Psycolist
NINJA BYKALIST
- Location
- North Essex
SMP-TRK every time. However, what Smokeysmoo said. Very personal things saddles. But the TRK can be bought brand new for your budget, and if it dosnt suit, you will be able to re-sell it on fleabay very easily, without losing a significant ammount of money.
