Recommend me a saddle

MB Robster

Right, now that I'm on a road bike with 120PSI in the tyres, with a saddle that has all the padding of a blunt razor blade, my butt can't take much more. Can anyone recommend me a saddle to go and try out?

dirk_van_gently

Selle Italia Flite, IMHO
And don't forget some good shorts and chamois cream.

Gussio

Selle Italia Max Flite Gel Flow - even more comfy and it looks the dog's bits.

http://www.selleitalia.com/eng/index.html

BentMikey

More accurately, keep trying different saddles until you find one that fits your posterior. Everyone is different, and a good saddle for one person won't be for another, necessarily.

Specialized have tried to address the problem by having a sit-bone measuring device. That's worth a try.

el_presidente

BentMikey wrote:

More accurately, keep trying different saddles until you find one that fits your posterior. Everyone is different, and a good saddle for one person won't be for another, necessarily.

Specialized have tried to address the problem by having a sit-bone measuring device. That's worth a try.

Mikey i think the technical term is an "ass-mould"

Belv

I got one of these: http://www.albabici.com/selle/08-trk-man/08-trk-man.htm

It's quite big and quite heavy, but quite comfy.

El Capitano

SDG Bel Air for me.

MB Robster

Thanks for the replies gang, I'll get out there and try a few out.

Adamskii

Agree with Selle Italia Flite.

DavidTQ

Padded cycling shorts on a road bike are pretty usefull if you're not comfortable with the idea of lycra you can get boxer type shorts for under whatever you wear at the moment.

Whats the max tyre pressure your tyres can handle? I find a slightly lower inflation on the front tyre than the rear helps comfort out a lot, although thats mainly on the vibration side...

I think I must have a stereotypical medium sized ass or something, Ive had three different saddles since starting cycling all of which have fitted me just fine. (long story about why ive got three saddles - but its because of this forum and so many horror stories of people going through so many saddles to find one good comfortable one)

My current road bike has a £1.50 lidls saddle no comfort problems whatsoever but I think perhaps by chance my sit bones must be about the same as what manufacturers base their standard measurements on either that or ive hit the jack pot with 3 different saddles all conforming nicely to my shape.

snooks

Gussio wrote:

Selle Italia Max Flite Gel Flow - even more comfy and it looks the dog's bits.

http://www.selleitalia.com/eng/index.html

Another vote for the Max Flite Gel Flow...Yep it does look wierd, but it relieves the pressure where I don't want it...I use one on my MTB I have a different saddle on my commuter and can really feel the difference...On my MTB I can feel far more of what my bike is doing beneath me (in a good way) but also find comfort without the pressure, where the hole in the saddle is, makes everything far more comfortable

But as others have said, everyones bum is different find one to fit yours

I will get round to getting another for my commuter, but having just bought a new crank and bigger chainrings a new saddle can wait
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AidanR

I've got the Max Flite Gel Flow too, though I've tried the Fizik Arione as well and that was pretty nice. For every day though I like the cut out.

belgiangoth

I'm shocked to see we havn't had the standard:
"Fizik Arione, no Brooks, no Brooks suck ass, I have a Fizik, it's the way to go, try Selle Anatomica if Brooks are too cheap for you"
responces. Glad to address this and re-instate the balance.

tardington

BentMikey wrote:

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Specialized have tried to address the problem by having a sit-bone measuring device. That's worth a try.

Apparently it IS called an assometer! So I am informed anyway...

I have a spesh BG sport that's a few years old - it's dead comfy!

MB Robster

The tyres were both at 120, though after my first puncture I'm not sure what the front is now at. Getting 120psi on my little hand pump was probably going to be beyond my abilities!

As a keen MTBer ona hard-tail, I've already several pairs of padded shorts and trust me, I've been wearing them as much as I can! Fortunately today is a day of so my ass has a chance to recover before getting back on the bike tomorrow. Unfortunately I've got to work on Saturday so I won't have 2 days at the weekend to recover

nwallace

I have a pair of Endura Padded Boxers, TBH they are no more comfortable than normal boxers and the edges dig in. I only bother with them as I only have enough normal clothes to last the week.

Yellow Cliff

Aside from fit there are a few more things that can make a saddle comfy - gel and elastomers. I bought a Selle Italia Nixe trans am for my TT bike, with gel and elastomers in it in order to tackle some long events. I already knew that Selle Italia trans ams fit me (with the cut-out to prevent numbness), so I was just upgrading to something with gel and elastomers (I had tried gel before, with limited success) - they really have made a difference for the long rides!

Few saddles seem to incorporate elastomers, but my sample size of one saddle suggests that they can make a difference (just taking the "sting" out of the bumps). Perhaps the saddle design has more effect though - the rails are partly composite and also flex, making a big difference.