Saddles....

[Joe24]

My Specialized Avator was comfy, i could spend hours on it.
Then, when I've put it on the fixed, i could go for an hour, or an hour and half and that would be it, my arse would kill. On longer rides of 2/3 or more hours, i wouldn't be able to find any spot on it where my bum would be comfy.
Im waiting for a B17N to arrive, bought it from 4F, so I'm hoping that this will help with my bum. If not, then i will try and Rolls after.
But im hoping the Brooks works, i do have narrow sit bones(but a big-ish bum, it isnt fat though! Its muscle)
The white saddle that came on my Giant was nice, but then that started to kill after a few hours.

 

[smeg]

i do have narrow sit bones(but a big-ish bum, it isnt fat though! Its muscle)

You sure? It's cuz' u bin eatin too many pies and pizzas washed down with lager innit.

 

[Joe24]

You sure? It's cuz' u bin eatin too many pies and pizzas washed down with lager innit.

No, im pretty sure.
Ill tence it up and you can poke it if you want, it will probably hurt your finger though, its rock hard i tell thee.

 

[John the Monkey]

After the width (should be wide enough to support your sit bones) consider shape - saddles tend to be flattish (like the Fizik Arione) or have a sort of "wave" shape (high at the back, low in the middle, maybe high at front again).

If you have a flat saddle, and are feeling that not enough weight is on your sitbones, maybe consider one with a wave type shape instead.

FWIW, I found an unpadded saddle v. uncomfortable when I rode with a rucksack (Prologo Nago PAS in my case) - riding without that weight on my back the saddle is just lovely, so factor how you carry your commuting stuff in too.

 

[Sprocket Dog]

Folks, thanks for your suggestions and advice. I have a new bike coming in a couple of weeks so will try that saddle first as it's a lot different to my current steed/saddle combo.Admins - apologies for posting in the wrong section, didn't twig about the Accessories forum.

 

[yello]

If you have a flat saddle, and are feeling that not enough weight is on your sitbones, maybe consider one with a wave type shape instead.

In absolute agreement here. It's the reason I decided to change one of my saddles, a flat one, for something with a dip/wave.

 

[bicyclerubber]

Be sure to include the SMP4Bike range in your considerations. I ride them on all my bikes now and I find them fantastic. I expect there will never be a single saddle that is perfect for everyone, but I found mine in these!

Be sure that you are fitted to your bike correctly, a good saddle in the wrong position is never going to be comfy