Female saddles

Skippy2309

I have no idea on these, neither does the GF

so all advice is good, where in london has them would be a good place to start..... shes being specific its going to have to be pink or black or a combination of them colours.

any help with this is much appreciated?

moonshine

Try the specialised female bg saddles.... You can test ride the different models & widths if you go to a bg store. It is worth trying different models as they differ. We got a week per saddle to try before deciding.

Skippy2309

cheers I am gonna drag her to the specialised store at the weekend so we can see if she can try some

PieterM

Gf likes this one and it comes in black with pink!
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Selle_Italia_Diva_Genuine_Gel_Ladies_Saddle/5360036417/?referid=frogoog&source=googleps

father_jack

Skippy2309 wrote:

cheers I am gonna drag her to the specialised store at the weekend so we can see if she can try some

Sitting on saddles alone is pretty useless, I've had a couple and feel fine, but after 1 hour ouch..

Ands

Bontrager do a 90 day return policy - buy it and if you don't like it you can exchange or refund.

I like my Bontrager (I think it's a women's Inform RL - no pink but they do come in 3 widths so you need to find somewhere with the butt-ometer to to get a measurement). I also got a Prologo in the summer which I prefer.

Fizik do a white & pink one as well - can't remember the model.

moonshine

Father Jack wrote:

Skippy2309 wrote:

cheers I am gonna drag her to the specialised store at the weekend so we can see if she can try some

Sitting on saddles alone is pretty useless, I've had a couple and feel fine, but after 1 hour ouch..

Yip...

We took a 4 different saddles away with us ( one a week) for about a month, which allowed us to get on a proper 3 hrour w/e run to test them. Once we were happy with the right one, we bought it.

You really need to do a test ride, that is why the specialised BG option is good. it is a fully refundable payment on return of the test saddle. no commitment to buy. Take your time and set aside a period of say a month to test & try different models (either from the same or different manufacturer) as each suites different people difffernt ways...

Gingerflash

"Sitting on saddles alone is pretty useless, I've had a couple and feel fine, but after 1 hour ouch.."

I find the opposite. A saddle only really becomes comfy after a while, especially if I've been riding the day before.

Anyway, don't discount men's saddles. My wife tried loads of "women's saddles" before settling on a classic Flite. She used that for about 8 years and for the last 5 years has been using various SLKs and SLRs, about the most minimal saddles there are.

Velonutter

When I was looking for a saddle for my 25 year old daughter, I was recommended the Charge Ladle: -

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

Turns out she loves it and is good value for money

mrushton

It can also depend on the shape of her genitals - are the lips more pronounced and the geometry of the bike as she may require a slightly more upright position to relieve pressure from the front.

proto

Daughter uses a Selle Italia SLK Lady Gel Flow on her road bike, and has been happy with it. Good enough for LEJOG, including a couple of 110+ mile days.

She hated the Specialized Jet female specific saddle on her second bike and has now bought another SLK.