Do I need a new saddle

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sarahpink

sarahpink

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^ I live in devon:smile: well i went back to the bike shop i got the bike from and they were really good said that I was finding it quite sore and he moved the saddle further up or down cant remember which and said if I was still having problems I could come in and try a few saddles out. well I went out for a 30 mile ride this afternoon and well manages that in it. is no where near as confortable as the saddle on my hybrid this lovely gel cushioned one. but going to give it a few more days, it hasnt got any worse and hoping i can break it in as such:tongue: sounds silly but lots of the gel saddles are black and I like the white one on my bike :thumbsup: ive looked at that charge spoon one and may look into getting that if I feel its getting worse.
 

youngoldbloke

The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
- there is also the Charge Ladle of course - the woman's version - and it comes in white with pink stitching!!! http://www.chargebikes.com/products/parts/detail.php?id=25
(click on 'large picture')
 

Tynan

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Location
e4
getting the saddle into the right position is the most important thing, without that it's a waste of time
 

GrumpyGregry

Here for rides.
Tynan said:
getting the saddle into the right position is the most important thing, without that it's a waste of time

hear, hear.

And the perfect position (fore and aft and angle of dangle) on your Bike A may not be the same as you need on your Bike B depending on a lot of factors such as angle of your seatpost, how much lay back it has, how much lower than the saddle the bars are, and how far away from the saddle the bars are. Amongst other things.....
 

jimboalee

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Solihull
GregCollins said:
hear, hear.

And the perfect position (fore and aft and angle of dangle) on your Bike A may not be the same as you need on your Bike B depending on a lot of factors such as angle of your seatpost, how much lay back it has, how much lower than the saddle the bars are, and how far away from the saddle the bars are. Amongst other things.....

Imaging a straight line between the centres of your wheel hubs. Another imaginary line across the front and rear high points of the saddle should be parallel with the wheel hubs line.
 

gavintc

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Southsea
jimboalee said:
Imaging a straight line between the centres of your wheel hubs. Another imaginary line across the front and rear high points of the saddle should be parallel with the wheel hubs line.

A rather convoluted way of saying it should be level.
 

youngoldbloke

The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
gavintc said:
A rather convoluted way of saying it should be level.
+1 - though it is worth checking that the surface the bike is standing on is level. Personally I find imaginary lines quite difficult to work with, they just won't stay where I put them :biggrin:. Place a flat piece of timber or large book on top of the saddle and use a spirit level.
 

GrumpyGregry

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Level is a good starting point for sure, but given the huge variation in human bodies surely a degree of variation should be allowed if it makes for greater comfort?
 

youngoldbloke

The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
GregCollins said:
Level is a good starting point for sure, but given the huge variation in human bodies surely a degree of variation should be allowed if it makes for greater comfort?

- certainly not! the level saddle enforcement squad are waiting to pounce! ;)
 

youngoldbloke

The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
Norm said:
Would that work with potsy's bizarrely-contoured thing? Is it the peaks which you want level?
- that's how I understand it - hence the use of a book or similar to provide a flat surface 'across the front and rear high points of the saddle' as Jimboalee neatly puts it.
 
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