150-155mm wide, flat and medium padded saddled ?
DCI Gene Hunt
Posts: 138
I simply cannot use a saddle which rises at the back and sitbone width 140mm means a wider saddle will be mode comfy for the long rides I do. Sometimes the padding is like sitting on a marshmallow and sometimes like sitting on a brick. Ive tried a spesh toupe 155 which was awful with that dip in the centre and rise at the back, a borrowed b17 was shockingly terribly with sliding all over the place and there just appears to be so little that will suit. The san marco regal looks nice and is a flat 150mm wide but so many stories about it being savagely hard on the @rse. Has anyone any suggestions for a saddle i should check out ?
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Maybe a Brooks c170
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One possibility to consider is the SQLab 611
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/saddles/product/review-sq-lab-611-09-34333/
It gives you a flat seating platform with the nose dipped slightly lower. The padding is medium hard.
I have a nearly new example in a size 14 which has an overall width of 155mm at its widest point.
PM me if you are interested and I can send you more details0 -
San Marco saddles are pretty slippery in general, IMO. If that was an issue with the Brooks it may well be again.0
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One possibility to consider is the SQLab 611
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/saddles/product/review-sq-lab-611-09-34333/
It gives you a flat seating platform with the nose dipped slightly lower. The padding is medium hard.
I have a nearly new example in a size 14 which has an overall width of 155mm at its widest point.
PM me if you are interested and I can send you more details
if sitbones are 142mm apart would you go for size 14 or 15 ?
i ride with pelvis rolled forward so does this suit this or is it better suited to more upright position ?0 -
San Marco saddles are pretty slippery in general, IMO. If that was an issue with the Brooks it may well be again.
the brooks was a nightmare to be honest with @rse literally polishing the seat, didnt get the whole brooks thing at all0 -
Sounds to me like you need to be looking at the fabric scope rangeRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
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One possibility to consider is the SQLab 611
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/saddles/product/review-sq-lab-611-09-34333/
It gives you a flat seating platform with the nose dipped slightly lower. The padding is medium hard.
I have a nearly new example in a size 14 which has an overall width of 155mm at its widest point.
PM me if you are interested and I can send you more details
if sitbones are 142mm apart would you go for size 14 or 15 ?
i ride with pelvis rolled forward so does this suit this or is it better suited to more upright position ?
The size 14, I think refers to the 140mm spacing to suit sit bones at and around that size. Obviously the overall saddle width is greater at 155mm as I mentioned. As I understand it, the saddle is designed with the rear platform being slightly raised when compared to the nose.
http://www.sq-lab.com/en/sqlab-products-en/sqlab-bicycle-saddles-en/race-en/sqlab-611-race-saddle-en.html#.Va9I6flVhBc
The rationale I believe is that this leads to less pressure on the perineum area when the pelvis is rolled forward - hence reduced likelihood of numbness and discomfort on longer rides0 -
What about that old favourite, the San Marco Rolls?0
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Fizik Antares?0
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+ 1 for the San Marco Rolls, it just works
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