Caught with my trousers down

[swede54]

I've just been caught sitting on my desk, feet on the chair with my trousers around my ankles and sitting on a piece of 2 layer corrugated cardboard.(No pictures available).

Fortunately I work from home and it was only my wife that saw me.

Having explained I was only measuring my sit bones I now have financial approval to replace the 130mm saddle on the new road bike with something more suited to my 120mm wide bones. Looking at the Spesh site it seems I need something around 145mm.

Any recommendations (doesn't have to be Spesh)?

 

[e-rider]

I was expecting a public toilet/police incident from the thread title

 

[swede54]

I was expecting a public toilet/police incident from the thread title

I did think of posting the same question with 2 different titles to see which got the most reads

 

[VamP]

Having explained I was only measuring my sit bones...

An your wife bought that??? What a mug.

 

[Bluenite]

Was the computer on or off at the time

 

[Terry Kay]

I did wonder what I was getting into here!

Picked up a Specialized Phenom on eBay in the 143 width for more than I'd like to have paid, but not had any complaints!

Terry

 

[ufkacbln]

No photocopier then?

 

[Banjo]

I am thinking about a new saddle and spotted the new Selle Italia SLR Superflow. It comes in different widths so how do I measure my arse?

From the OP I guess cardboard sheet and dodgy websites are involved??

 

[swede54]

I am thinking about a new saddle and spotted the new Selle Italia SLR Superflow. It comes in different widths so how do I measure my arse?

From the OP I guess cardboard sheet and dodgy websites are involved??

Sit on the card as described above and measure between the centres of the 2 dents, when transferred to the saddle this measurement should sit somewhere in the middle of the padded bits.

Went to Evans this evening for a second opinion. The Bontrager measuring device, which doesn't require the removal of trousers, confirmed that I needed a wider saddle so I bought a Bontrager Evoke. The Bontrager saddles come with a 30 day comfort guarantee. Hopefully the next ride won't take 4 days recovery before I can sit on a hard surface.

 

[Banjo]

OK thanks for that. mine is not as bad as yours was but after a long day i definitely feel theres room for improvement in comfort.

 

[fossyant]

Heh, heh, the old question..

Does my bum look big in this ?

YES !

 

[swede54]

My bum looks just the same size with a bigger saddle, not that I've measured it again.

 

[Bluenite]

Why don't you just ask your 'nearest and dearest' to measure your bum with a tape measure.....(if they love you the will)

 

[swede54]

Following a couple of 12 milers in the week I did 46 miles today and although everything else aches, probably due to the cold I've had all week, I am delighted to report that the correct width perch means that the rear end is fine.