buying a mens bike - do i need a womens saddle?

met
met Posts: 24
edited May 2012 in Road buying advice
if so what should i get?
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  • thiscocks
    thiscocks Posts: 549
    Are you a woman?
  • met
    met Posts: 24
    :lol:
    yes!


    but do they really make much difference?
  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    probably - saddle is one of the few parts which actually has a distinction - it doesn't actually mean a "female" saddle will be right for you, but it's more likely. Saddles are very individual things though.
    Jibbering Sports Stuff: http://jibbering.com/sports/
  • Redhog14
    Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
    my Oh swears by these selle slr lady gel flow saddles..expensive but worth it.

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... NEj-kWrNLA
    @surroundedbh
  • Wacky Racer
    Wacky Racer Posts: 638
    Definitely yes, women are different shaped to us and tend to have slightly wider sit bones. My wife was fitted up properly for her saddle having, like you, purchased a mans bike, I do not know the model but it was a Specialized gel seat that cost about £24 at Leisure Lakes and she reckons it's a million times more comfortable than the one originally fitted.
    Ridley Orion
  • Zendog1
    Zendog1 Posts: 816
    The best way to find out is get your bum measured. Any shop selling Specialized BG sadles will do this.

    Incidentally this involves sitting on a bit of memory foam and not a sweaty youth with a tape measure :D
  • stokey1964
    stokey1964 Posts: 454
    I bought one of these for my wife

    her other bike has a specialized Ruby which she loves, biut she also likes these

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150739988720? ... 1439.l2649

    I have a Velo Senso Miles on my bike and love it, they make saddles for lots of
    other people

    Simon
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    I can give you chapter and verse on this as my partner had a lot of saddle issues but still rode 1000s km. Basically there are 2 sorts of saddle. Padded on a plastic/carbon shell eg Specialized BG/Toupe,Selle Italia etc and suspended types eg Brooks and Selle Anatomic both of which are leather stretched over a metal frame. What you don't want is to be sat on your vaginal lips. It's akin to a male rider sitting on his bollox (he won't) so you need something that takes the pressure off your pubic bone and soft tissue. A lot of the womens saddles have a larger cutout and are shaped to accomodate the female anatomy (wider hips etc). Note that shell sadles may get uncomfortable over a ride time as you sink into the padding whereas a leather susspended saddle may not. It's very subjective and it's worth looking at different models of saddle and seeing if you can borrow one or four for a few rides. Your shorts may also make a big difference and your bike position
    M.Rushton

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