• comfiest saddle i ever had, rip. cry erry time

  • #internetsaddlefit ;)

    Am i right thinking that:

    1 - Most saddles are too narrow for you? (168 is the widest I believe on Spez...)
    2 - Most saddles are also too hard for you?
    3- You don't necessarily need a cutout?

    (I can stand hard saddles, but if there's no cutout for "the bits" well, ouch...)

  • 1 - yes, most saddles are too narrow for me. i can literally feel my sitbones on either side of most saddles, not sitting on the top of them. it means all the wrong parts of me take aaaaaall the weight.
    2 - not actually too sure about hardness, though i would prefer a slightly squishy one?
    3 - i think i do need a cut out. willing to experiment but from experience they lessen the pain at the front somewhat.

    after about saddle number 8 i measured my sitbones at specialized in cov garden and got this:

    which seems to be alright, i just got back from a mini tour on it and no massive probs but it's not perfect (or, as i know cycling isn't perfect or comfortable 100% of the time, reasonably comfortable). the width is good at the back but i'd be happier with a bit less pressure at the front. this lithia seems to take a lot of the pressure off the middle which is good.

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