Saddle Question?

[postman]

If i tell you to try a Charge Spoon,will you let Leeds beat City in the cup next round.Give the Spoon a try i love mine.

 

[Boon 51]

It's the width of your sit bones that determines the width of saddle you need.

Cut a piece of tin foil big enough to sit on, fold up a towel and put in on the stairs with the tin foil on top of it. Sit on it, and make sure your sit bones dig in nicely (you'll probably need to lift you feet up a bit as if you were pedaling). Then measure the gap centre to centre between the two dips your sit bones have left in the tin foil.

That gives you your sit bone measurement.

Then look at the little chart at the bottom of this page to get an idea of the saddle width you need.

When I did this, I found the reason I'd never found a comfortable saddle was because most women's saddles are too wide for me. I bought a narrower one, and haven't looked back. (I now have the same saddle on both my bikes because it's so comfortable.)

I shall do the task you have set me and let you know how I got on...

 

[Boon 51]

If i tell you to try a Charge Spoon,will you let Leeds beat City in the cup next round.Give the Spoon a try i love mine.

That was a good win for them... but I cant let you beat us.

 

[fossala]

I ride a brooks team pro, find it very nice.

 

[postman]

That was a good win for them... but I cant let you beat us.

Can anyone tell me the crappiest saddle they ever had.




I want to recommend it to a CC friend of mine

 

[Kestevan]

Can anyone tell me the crappiest saddle they ever had.
I want to recommend it to a CC friend of mine

Brooks B17 - More a medieval torture device than a saddle. The only saving grace was that selling it was easy.

 

[Biker Joe]

Brooks B17 - More a medieval torture device than a saddle. The only saving grace was that selling it was easy.

Some happy chappie got a bargain then.

 

[JoeyB]

I went to my LBS yesterday and got the lowdown on the latest Specialised saddles...apparently there is a new Toupe Roubaix edition available which they reckon will be worth a punt.

 

[Mo1959]

Brooks B17 - More a medieval torture device than a saddle. The only saving grace was that selling it was easy.

Although it seems to have a great following, afraid I found the same. I found the solid nose far too uncomfortable.......back to a cutout type.

 

[Biker Joe]

Off we go again with another saddle discussion. Don't you just love it?
I'm not knocking it. Always good for a few posts.

 

[postman]

Off we go again with another saddle discussion. Don't you just love it?
I'm not knocking it. Always good for a few posts.

Well you need a post to fix it to

 

[Boon 51]

Can anyone tell me the crappiest saddle they ever had.




I want to recommend it to a CC friend of mine

The one I've just taken off my Giant TCR 1... its a plank..

 

[Boon 51]

It's the width of your sit bones that determines the width of saddle you need.

Cut a piece of tin foil big enough to sit on, fold up a towel and put in on the stairs with the tin foil on top of it. Sit on it, and make sure your sit bones dig in nicely (you'll probably need to lift you feet up a bit as if you were pedaling). Then measure the gap centre to centre between the two dips your sit bones have left in the tin foil.

That gives you your sit bone measurement.

Then look at the little chart at the bottom of this page to get an idea of the saddle width you need.

When I did this, I found the reason I'd never found a comfortable saddle was because most women's saddles are too wide for me. I bought a narrower one, and haven't looked back. (I now have the same saddle on both my bikes because it's so comfortable.)

Update.

Done what you said at it seems I need a 130mm saddle, as we were going to Malaga airport this morning I called in to Decathlon to see what they had.
They had a Selle Italia Randonneur 137mm which was cheap and it was a cut out type saddle, so I got it and put it on the road bike, but all I had time for was about 200 yds round the block but I could tell it was loads better already.
Will have a long ride asap..
Checking the Selle Italia selection I see they have a few 130mm cut out saddles ranging from £40 to £90 which is all I want to pay.
If one of the 130mm saddle adds to the comfort of the cut out shape I think I will be well pleased, then I'll fit the Randonneur to the mtb.
So once again many thanks.