Female Saddles?

Velonutter
Velonutter Posts: 2,437
edited April 2010 in Road buying advice
I'm building my daughter a training bike as her first foray into Road Cycling, she's 5'6" 9 stone and I'm a bit stuck as to what saddle I should fit as I'm aware that ladies saddles are shaped differently.

Don't want to spend a lot, but can anyone advise?

Many Thanks.

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  • Salsamander
    Salsamander Posts: 53
    My girlfriend recently got a brooks B17s:

    http://www.brookssaddles.com/en/Shop_Pr ... B17+S+Aged

    from Brixton Cycles and thinks it is the best thing since soya ice cream (that's good btw). I think it cost her £65 though, so what price range were you thinking of?
  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    My missus got a charge ladle for £20 and finds it really good.

    http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... dle_Saddle
  • LittleB0b
    LittleB0b Posts: 416
    much as you probably REALLY don't want to think about this in relation to your daughter - it can depend on the anatomy of her lady bits.

    And just like mens saddles everyone has diffrent prefrences.

    Sticking to generalities, things to consider; time in saddle, width of sit bones, curvature (convex /concave/ flat) of saddle. Lady fringe, bike position (upright v TT).

    Minxgirl do terry saddles which have a good rep, and are american

    Bontager do a trail period thing (3 months IIRC) & come in 3 diffrent widths
    blog: bellevedere
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    Evil Laugh wrote:
    My missus got a charge ladle for £20 and finds it really good.

    http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... dle_Saddle

    Nice one thank-you, will sort her out with one of these.

    Thanks Salsamander and Littleb0b,

    My daughter is 24 and still lives at home, so she is not a youngster, but I am building this bike for her as a thank-you for helping me.

    Budget is very small as I know that once she is hooked that she will use this as a training bike and probably buy herself something cool.

    I'm sure like all of us she will try different positions, saddles, bars, peddles etc.

    I have heard a lot of good things about Charge being comfy, so for £20 it is worth trying that as a first stab.

    I'll get a little worried if she then nicks my Arione CX carbon off my bike later on :shock: :lol:
  • Salsamander
    Salsamander Posts: 53
    Anytime Slow-N-Old, I hope she likes her new bike :-)

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