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Have you considered a spring or leaf seatpost? The leaf post on my Canyon is very good at smoothing the road, it’s definitely not full suspension by it makes things a little gentler.
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I like Selle Italia Sport Gel Flow on my drop bar touring bike (Croix de fer)
Other saddles I have tried:
Charge spoon: fine for round town, not so great long distance
Brooks C15: Too narrow
Brooks c17: nice width, pretty comfy, but lacks padding
Fabric Scoop: fine for around town, not so great long distance.I don't ride with padded shorts.
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IME extra padding is a BAD thing.
For the budgetminded I recommend the Velo Orange Touring Microfiber saddle. And if you end up liking that i might want to upgrade to a Gilles Berthoud Aspin. -
Get a proper leather saddle and never look back. My preferred choice is Gilles Berthoud. Spendy, but worth it in my opinion.
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Are you male or female? It makes a good different to saddle that work.
Also there is nothing better than a pressure mapping bike fit. It can turn an ok saddle into the best saddle in the world.
I have a fizik ares now, and the pressure mapping numbers are some of the lowest seen.
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Is there a thread in this bit on touring saddles? I've done a search but couldn't find one. I'm definitely in the market for one after the standard saddle that came with the bike didn't cut much except my perineum.
What's the consensus here? I know all arses are different, etc., but have any of you tried 'comfy' saddles/extra soft/extra padding and, if so, did they make a difference. I was doing no more than 30 miles a day and, over rougher roads and bumpier tracks, my saddle was literally a pain in the arse.
Cheers.