Have you got a fat arse?

Why do you carry so much? Can't you leave some of your stuff at work/home/wherever? I hate carrying stuff.

It's complicated. I work on secure computer systems and they won't let me keep a computer at home and another at work and I have to do office shifts and home shift sometimes. So I need to take the lappy to and from when I'm going from a work from home day to an office day. If I get two days on the trot in the same place, I can leave it behind. Keep a lot of shit in my bag though, I could (should) pare that down a bit.

Still can't get around having super-wide sit bones, which are quite sticky-out, they have limited natural padding on them, I weigh fifteen stone and I ride in quite an upright position.

I can't fit standard paniers to either of my bikes - no frame bosses. But I'm thinking of resurrecting my old Cadenza folder for commuting. Maybe by next year it might be ready.

Does anyone know if you can get screw-on frame bosses BTW. I swear I saw some in a shop years ago but didn't buy because I didn't need them at the time. Like a bracket for lights say, but it had a threaded boss attached. Every shop I've asked in since said they don't make them and I need to buy a floating MTB-style rack (which won't cope with the weight).

Tea_Bee, you should look in some saddlebag to removed some of the weight off your back.

Look at those Carradice saddlebag and the bagman adaptor that kept it stablised while riding, it's a good option.

The biggest problem I found with wide saddle is that my thigh rubbed against the side which does get a bit annoying, I found the Rolls shape to be perfect but the narrow width doesn't help.

I have the Rolls on my road bike, but I only ride this with a padded shorts as that took a lots of pain away, not 100% pain-free but a lots less unbearable.

my friend paul has a fat arse. he's lost many many ill-secured bike saddles.

up his arse?

I weigh fifteen stone

Lightweight!

;)

I find a Selle San Marco Rolls is a good comfy saddle for most male arses

@Ed... If only I could roll up that bloody laptop, I'd be all over those saddle bags. Great solution - and perfect for balance. Unfortunately, we get kitted with massive 17" screen ones - none of your palmtop nonsense.

Are any of the Selle saddles flat? I can't seem to get on with any curved saddles, like Arione.

And is there anything wider than 155mm? Anyone tried ladies saddles? Because that's likely to be my next try if Ed's recommendation of a Brooks doesn't hit the spot.

The saddlebag, even though it cannot take the whole laptop, can removed all the remanding weight off your back leaving just the 7lbs (estimated) laptop.

Don't forget that there are rack that's design to clamp onto the seatpost instead;

the other option is those female saddle, I was wondering where you were this evening at South so you can try out my Rido saddle.

I almost dropped in but I had to get Docklands and was running late, so sat on the train to Waterloo and cycled from there.

I waved as I went past though...

Fuck you, vegan.

the question begs, was it a co-incidence you were reading this thread.......?

Tea_Bee, you should look in some saddlebag to removed some of the weight off your back.

Look at those Carradice saddlebag and the bagman adaptor that kept it stablised while riding, it's a good option.

There is something odd with that saddlebag setup - why are the side pockets horizontal ?

it's because the bag is also attached to the seatpost pulling it forward.

to have it vertical, those bagman saddle rack help hold it up in the right angle (or a rear rack).

you can see how it is from this side shot;

OMG. The Bob Jackson...

bows down

"We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"

The more I cycle, the less padding I have on my backside and the more my saddle hurts - especially with 30lbs of rucksack a lot of the time. Big bloke, bony arse, bad combo.

The Specialized Alias I bought is ok for general riding, but for anything over fifty miles, it starts to hurt. So I'm thinking of trying an Avatar next - looks like it's one step up in terms of padding. But they still only come in 155mm and TBH, I'd like something a bit wider - I'm still on the edges even at that width. May have to take Ed's advice and buy a B68.

Ed, have you been riding that Rido saddle? How wide does it come?

i have an Avatar if you so wish to try it.

@Dylan Oooo, yusch please. You ever at S or SE beers?

you can have choice of 2 I have. Call it a £5 or something like that.

A choice of two? How many arses have you got?!??

For those who want to have a Brooks saddle but find themselves sitting on the metal frame instead of the leather part inbetween due to their sit bones being too wide, I find the Brooks B68 to be a great alternative, especially for those who want a Brooks B17 style saddle, I no longer find myself sitting on the metal frame and finally feel comfortable to ride in with;

Ed there are other better saddle in the world that aren't made by brooks and don't make you bike look like it came from the Jurassic age.

Sorry Brooks are soo overrated it ain't even funny ... Just get SLR ...

yeah^ I would definately have a cheap massproduced one if I had a fat arse

Who cares if it is cheap or mass produced?? I don't as long as it is comfortable.. my cheapy ripped up mountain bike saddle is plenty comfortable for quite a few miles and I ride that everyday. Probably costs less than a tenner but it works for me ....

Less of the arsehole comments please Jason. It is neither big nor clever ...

EDIT: SLR forever.

Ed there are other better saddle in the world that aren't made by brooks and don't make you bike look like it came from the Jurassic age.

Sorry Brooks are soo overrated it ain't even funny ... Just get SLR ...

Just because you don't find a Brooks comfortable doesn't mean they're rubbish and unsuitable for everyone else.

I find SLR fucking uncomfortable, but I don't go around telling everyone they shouldn't get one just because of my own experience of them.

it's horses for courses, or in this case, arses for courses.

I was just pointing out Ed that there are other saddles about that aren't made by brooks.

this kind of bag, by carradice is ideal to prevent the 'bag sweat' phenomenon.

Tea_Bee, you should look in some saddlebag to removed some of the weight off your back.

Look at those Carradice saddlebag and the bagman adaptor that kept it stablised while riding, it's a good option.

The biggest problem I found with wide saddle is that my thigh rubbed against the side which does get a bit annoying, I found the Rolls shape to be perfect but the narrow width doesn't help.

I have the Rolls on my road bike, but I only ride this with a padded shorts as that took a lots of pain away, not 100% pain-free but a lots less unbearable.

Thanks Ed - I've just bought this combo. I've been wanting to get the weight of locks and tools off my back for ages.

@lucas I'm with Ed on this one - saddles in that style (Selle, Arione) all hurt me really badly. They curve away well before my sit bones are in contact, so I perch on the outsides of the saddle, the weight gets taken on the inside part of my sit bones, not on the flat underside and the neck of the saddle digs into my perineum. It's so uncomfortable.

At the moment, it's all about wide, very flat saddles for me. Hence the Alias, which was great out to about 65-70 miles.

I don't really care what a saddle looks like (or the rest of my bike really). I can't pedal it with my eyes - it's all about how it rides.