Saddle width....which one do you need?

[Tynan]

32" waist?

you shouldn't be cycling, that's not safe

you'll snap

 

[gavintc]

It is the location of the sit bones that count not the 'padding' that the owner of the sit bones has added. According to my LBS, some pretty fat arses have narrow sit bones.

 

[515mm]

aye.

and some pretty wide arses has wide sit bones too. like mine

had my Spesh Alias 155mm for six months now, most comfortable perch I've owned - and I've gone through a few in my time.

get thyself measured!

 

[fossyant]

If you can ride a Flite Titanium (original) all day then you are 'ard' - mine kills me if on a flat ride..... over a 3 hours.... I'm a bit old school - love me Selle San Marco Rolls and Regals...but both heavy - so the Flite is on the best bike.......

No idea how 'fat'' my ass is as this width stuff is way after I bought my saddles......

 

[simonali]

The Rolls was used as an example by the people at Specialized to demonstrate how bad old school saddles were for you. I had a Rolls many years ago, but I wouldn't go back to one now!

http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article.asp?SP=&v=4&UAN=518

 

[Stick on a Giant]

I don't think the distance between your sit bones is exactly the same as the saddle they recommend, there's a clever scale that links the two, from what I remember when I discovered I officially had a fat ar*e