Comfiest road bike saddle
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vickster
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Doubt it
Cycleops
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- Accra, Ghana
Bit like the princess trying to find her prince, you might have to kiss an awful lot of frogs.
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BigMeatball
Senior Member
Saddle on my road bike was not for me.
Went to Edinburgh bikes and got my seat bones measured
Nothing to worry about! Just sat on a wee gel cushion and they took the measurement and recommended a suitable saddle accordingly.
Sure enough chose a saddle in recommended size and found to be perfect, very comfy
Can you share more info, please?
What was the name of the place you went to? I googled 'Edinburgh bikes' but nothing specific came up. Only result that came up was 'Edinburgh bike fitting'....is this the place you went to?
vickster
Legendary Member
Edinburgh bike coop?
https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/
Pretty much any Specialized dealer of note will have the measuring gauge however
Or you can sit on a bit of tinfoil on a step to get a sit bone width which is all the gauge does
Reynard
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
That's what I did. A few sheets of kitchen paper folded into some tin foil, put it on the stairs, sat down on it and then measured the spacing of the dents.
It's not just about the width of the saddle, but also the shape. Everyone's bum is different.
vickster
Legendary Member
And not just buttocks, but also thighs and the errr bits in between
BigMeatball
Senior Member
Cheers for the suggestion.
I dropped them an email and they replied that they can actually measure sit bones a their shops and can advise on suitable saddles.
Very positively impressed by how fast they replied
Reynard
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
I have the Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow on one of my bikes and find it very comfortable. My commute bike came with the 'man' version - less comfortable but bearable for the 3.5 miles each way that I do daily on it. Might check out the Charge though for that bike - I hadn't come across them before.
Mrs M
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- Aberdeenshire
Hi Vickster beat me to it!Cheers for the suggestion.
I dropped them an email and they replied that they can actually measure sit bones a their shops and can advise on suitable saddles.
Very positively impressed by how fast they replied
Hope you find comfort
Johnno260
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- East Sussex
I like the specialized one I have it's an Avatar I think, any saddle that comes with a bike I have found awful, I suppose it's easy to cheap out on.
Find a specialized dealer, use their buttomatic and get a trial saddle.
Find a specialized dealer, use their buttomatic and get a trial saddle.
vickster
Legendary Member
It's not foolproof though, I got measured, bought an £80 Specialized saddle in the correct size and it was awful (looked great on the bike though). So as above shape, and length are likely as important as width (which is a good start point as the other bits can't be measured so easily).
Johnno260
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- East Sussex
True I may of been lucky, and saddles can be a sore subject, I was just trying to offer some guidance that worked for me but it's in no way a magic bullet.
BigMeatball
Senior Member
I've heard some companies let you try the saddle and you can exchange it at any time for another model until you find the one that meets your butt needs.
I think it's a good strategy that promotes brand loyalty because when you find a saddle you like, you tend to buy that and only that one for decades (or that's what I'd do
)
I think it's a good strategy that promotes brand loyalty because when you find a saddle you like, you tend to buy that and only that one for decades (or that's what I'd do
)
