Comfy Saddle?!

brum_rich

Recently bought a GT Aggressor and been out on a number of rides arount 10-15 miles each. I am finding that after each ride I am finding things a bit uncomfortable!! Can anyone suggest a comfy saddle or saddle cover?

Furkuk

Try adjusting it, it moves back, forward, up and down so you should be able to get it to suit you. Even small amounts make a difference.
Failing that try cycling shorts

stubs

+1 for cycling shorts with a pad. You will feel like your wearing a nappy at first but they make a massive difference. Wiggle's own brand DHB Earnley shorts are pretty good for the price

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/dhb_Earnley_Padded_Under_Shorts/5360021960/

blister pus

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EXTRA-Saddle-Se ... 64&sr=8-14

^ slap one of them on when you start strugglin' and you don't fancy padded shorts, it's cheating and means you haven't found the right saddle but it's like a bed on wheels for 10 quid (if you shop around).

ride_whenever

^^^ no no no no no ... :evil:


More padding on the saddle wont solve the problem. You need a saddle that supports your sit bones, and you need to have your bum break in a bit. It might be worth having a specialised saddle fitting (free at the dealers normally) and figuring out how wide a saddle you need.


Padded shorts do work quite well though

blister pus

ride_whenever wrote:

^^^ no no no no no ... :evil:


More padding on the saddle wont solve the problem. You need a saddle that supports your sit bones, and you need to have your bum break in a bit. It might be worth having a specialised saddle fitting (free at the dealers normally) and figuring out how wide a saddle you need.


Padded shorts do work quite well though

Don't you believe it, that 4cm thick gel seat cover does an excellent job of taking the edge off any bad saddle. I rode a 90 quid Townsend 18 spd with hard plastic saddle for 3 months a while ago and that seat cover made an utterly unusable saddle comfortable enough for me to determine whether I could get into cycling or not and whether or not to upgrade.

ride_whenever

I've had exactly the opposite experience. Mine gave me horrible blisters and numbness. :x

Generally the most comfy saddles are ones of the correct width for your anatomy with a flexible shell and fairly forgiving rails. I'm a fan of the fizik gobi, although nearly everyone gets on with the charge spoon, which is a pretty cheap saddle and a good place to start for bum bliss!!!

blister pus

From what i looked at the majority of those covers are too thin to make much of a difference (that velo 4cm one being the exception). Although i have no idea what caused blisters unless you got one that used some dodgy far east materials and you / it had a reaction. I had a cheap gel rest mouse mat I got from a pound shop once and it gave off a noxious stink as soon as it warmed up to room temperature, you just knew it wasn't right and would cause death over time.

Charge Spoon would be a good place to start I reckon too.

Northwind

Some gel pads end up just causing light pressure on parts that wouldn't usually be touched, which can get chafed up, not nice. But not all... Same happens with horse and motorbike gel saddles, and some car seats, sometimes soft is worse than hard because it just collapses around you and you end up sitting in the seat instead of on it.

Comfort is really a personal thing, I find my Charge Spoon all day comfy despite it having almost no padding, "Like sitting on a razor blade". But other people hate them. Other people love different saddles but like Sting said, that's not the shape of my harse.

I hate padded shorts, hate them, I never feel connected to the bike right and they feel plain odd when you're out of the saddle, like wearing a nappy.

BOYDIE

2nd that for a charge spoon,can be had for £20 on wiggle,etc.

BoingBoing

Comfort is definitely more to do with proper support than padding. The most comfortable saddle I have use is a Specialized Body Geometry one I was measured for. it's a roady saddle that is mega thin with next to no padding, just a very thin gel insert......but I can ride off road with it for 5 hours plus no problems.

Generally popular ones are....
SDG Bel Air (Which I have tried and hated)
Charge spoon (Which I have tried and loves)
Fizik Gobi

I'd agree that at £20 the Spoon is deffo worth a punt.

Northwind

Plus, the spoons always resell for good prices- I tried to buy a used one but there was no point, a new one was £19 and some lightly used ones were on Ebay and selling for £25

kidloco46

I bought a charge sppoon after all the glowing reviews and didnt get on with it at all. found it worse than the one I was replacing. Im still looking for a decent saddle for my boney arse.

Luckily I sold it on eBay and actually made a prift

KonaMike

Another vote for the Spoon here ! great price,looks good and I find it pretty comfy !!

woodywmb

These are the solution. All pricing levels too.

http://www.bikeplus.co.uk/cgi-bin/quiks ... _SMP&and=1

simply100

deffo the charge spoon saddle, for £20 its a really good saddle