I need a bum specialist

[jefmcg]

OK, no one else has asked so I will.

When I opened this page, I only saw the top part of the photo, and that combined with the thread title made me think that you were looking for a proctologist. It looks like some invalid toilet frame with a garbage bag over it. What is it?

 

[Bollo]

OK, no one else has asked so I will.

When I opened this page, I only saw the top part of the photo, and that combined with the thread title made me think that you were looking for a proctologist. It looks like some invalid toilet frame with a garbage bag over it. What is it?

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A brompton?

 

[Fab Foodie]

I find that any kind of Gel saddle doesn't work for me at all. As you sink into it you actually increase the surface area in contact with the skin and create more points for friction. I also find gel saddles 'sweatier' which doesn't help either. Firm, non-gel saddles on the other hand don't do this so the contact patch is much smaller, i.e just your sit bones. They may sound hard to ride-on, but they really are not.
Brand of padded shorts makes a difference too.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I'm a big fan of leather saddles as they change shape to fit your arse, rather than the other way around.

On my 3 bikes I have a couple of Brooks and a Selle Anatomica.

The Brooks do take a little breaking in before becoming really comfortable, but the SA has been extremely comfortable from day one.

They are not cheap, but considering the amount of use a saddle gets and the effect it has on your cycling pleasure, it is money well spent.

https://selleanatomica.com

A high quality leather saddle will last you a lifetime.

Most of the guys that cycle huge distances around the World use a good leather saddle.

Graham

 

[DEL 707]

Thanks for all the replies.

I have heard leather is the way to go, it's just a lot of money if it doesn't do the job.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Thanks for all the replies.

I have heard leather is the way to go, it's just a lot of money if it doesn't do the job.

.... or:

 

[Heisenberg71]

I have the same issue. I have tried five different saddles, most Fizik. Most recently ended up back at the original Arione, but I hate it, just less thN the other four. I have really upped my mileage in recent months and have a 500 miles in four days coming up in June. I am desperate to find something I can live with on long miles.

Did a one day 130 mile ride recently and really hurt my poor tushy!

The cost of each one is a big gamble. I wish I could one I can live with.

 

[Elswick Cotterpin]

Generally: Have you considered your bum & saddle as part of a triangle of contact points with your bike, feet/pedals and hands/bars also have an effect on your body posture and interaction with the saddle. It might be worth considering crank length, bar height, stem reach etc in conjunction with further saddle tweaks.

This^^. Small changes can make a big difference, try raising the bars if you can, tilt the nose of the saddle down a little, forwards or back on the rails, lower or raise the saddle a touch, shorter stem, longer stem, etc.

 

[Bazzer]

Might be a daft question, but depending upon how long your rides are, have you given your bum time to recover if you are riding 4-5 days a week?
I find if I have been off the bike for a while, that depending upon the length of the rides, going out on consecutive days, is literally and metaphorically a pain in the bum. Giving my backside time to recover and I can quite quickly move to regular riding without discomfort. - A bit like breaking in some new shoes. Break your feet into them gradually no blisters.

 

[gasinayr]

Check this out in my opinion one of the best saddles on the market
www.sjscycles.co.uk/san-marco-san-marco-rolls-classic-saddle-black-prod20083/

 

[raleighnut]

5 of my bikes have Brooks on them with the least comfy for me being the B17S.

In comfort order they are.

1. B17n (narrow)
2. B5n
3. Swallow Titanium 2005 Limited Edition
4. Swift Titanium
5. B17s (Special with copper rivets)

Although the 3 in the middle are all roughly the same but I've probably put a lot more miles on the 17n.

 

[Fnaar]

This^^. Small changes can make a big difference, try raising the bars if you can, tilt the nose of the saddle down a little

It could be something as simple as this. I was in a fair amount of posterior discomfort on day 2 of a tour last summer. I tried tilting the nose of the saddle down a bit, and hey presto! my perineum was perfect, my buttocks beautifully becalmed and my tackle tidy

 

[vickster]

Thanks for all the replies.

I have heard leather is the way to go, it's just a lot of money if it doesn't do the job.

Brooks hold their value well if it doesn't work. Spa cycles do cheaper brooks lookalikes I think

 

[snorri]

Yep, I wear padded shorts. Only thing that lets me cycle for more then an hour.

I had problems getting comfortable on a new (hybrid)bike and had tried padding but it just caused a different form of discomfort.
Eventually a friend observed my poise on the bike as I pedalled, he adjusted the seat position, and after few more miles I realised the problem had been resolved and later that year went on to do a LEJOG painlessly.
You say you have already had your bum measured, but it is the relative positions of feet, hands and bum that make for comfort or discomfort, worth trying another bikefit measurer?

 

[jefmcg]

The cost of each one is a big gamble. I wish I could one I can live with.

You need to find a fizik saddle testt centre