Saddles that wreaked havoc on your backside ?

[Guitars and Bikes]

Undisputed #1 Fizik Arione.....ooooh the painful memories, didnt make10 miles on the bike and had to get taxi home. Promptly sold for what I paid for it.

What saddles wreaked havoc on your backside ?

 

[Drago]

Charge Spoon. A real spoon would have hurt less.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Brooks B17. Fine - comfortable even - for a few hours, but not beyond. It was limiting my range because my legs would still have plenty in them when my arse pain threshold was reached. After a 200k audax I'd be suffering for days afterwards.

 

[Chief Broom]

Wreaked! reaky backsides sounds gross

 

[Jameshow]

Wtb devos looked like and felt like a kids saddle soft and squishy but hard as nails after 10miles even on a MTB!
Swapped for a turbo saddle!

 

[Ian H]

Our Brompton with a 'women's' saddle gets a bit uncomfortable after about 40 miles. Which is fine because I don't usually ride it that far.

 

[numbnuts]

Brooks B17 I had a love hate relationship with it - I loved the "look", but hated the "pain " in the arse

 

[Guitars and Bikes]

Now that I remember I also had the 1990 version of the the selle flite and it nearly tore my arse asunder. Every fabric saddle I ever owned was an arse ache as well.

 

[lazybloke]

Having stopped cycling regularly in 1988, the snap decision to ride the 1995 BHF London to Brighton (with not much training) was a bad idea.
My Selle Italia Turbo (with misleadingly soft & fluffy blue suede) just about flayed my backside off.

Still using the saddle now, with no problems.

 

[simongt]

Had a saddle; canna mind of the make, it was some years ago with rather raised stitch lines and a centre slot. Got rid pretty fast - !
Since then, been using a B.17 and two C.17s.
Yup, not everyone's choice, but they certainly float my boat - !

 

[Jameshow]

Now that I remember I also had the 1990 version of the the selle flite and it nearly tore my arse asunder. Every fabric saddle I ever owned was an arse ache as well.

I have one on my fastest bike, putting the power down and it's ok! Pootling around and it's murder!

 

[fossyant]

Charge Spoon. A real spoon would have hurt less.

You have an odd ass - comfy for me. Got two. Any saddle that's rounded or has gel in it - mine need to be quite 'flat'

 

[Guitars and Bikes]

I also had a richey biomax..........like sitting on a brick. That one got sold quickly too. I also had a spa cycles Nidd.........like sitting on a saddle 3 feet wide and arse sliding all over the place, this one sold as well,

 

[NickWi]

Anything soft & squidgy is a literal pain in the ar*e. Give me a narrow plank any day.

 

[Guitars and Bikes]

I was also told to try a saddle that had no padding and was just carbon fibre. One ride later and it was on ebay.