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I think I'm going to have to get double checked. I went to the Specialized shop and they reckon 160mm is my arse-bonage-width. Which on their little chart says I can manage a 143mm saddle if I use drops, but a 155mm is needed if I'm on low straight bars (which current bike is) and 155mm will also do for upright riding.
Now, someone on the forum suggested that you should allow 20mm either side for comfort, so I should need a 200mm saddle, by that yardstick. Which is pretty feffing wide...
I had already bought a Specialized Alias 155mm, because I'm 16st, carry a heavy bag most days and always have a hefty Abus chain round my waist, etc. Too much pressure for an unpadded saddle. So the Alias went on today, and it's taking some getting used to but it's looking good against the previous Charge Spoonhead saddle. It's weird... I now realise that I've never actually sat just on my sit-bones before.