saddles

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Foxgetsthefish
i have found the following intersting options:

one guy tried a womens specialized dulce saddle, and liked the results. since the seat isnt pink
or otherwise easilly gender-recognized, this is worth considering.

others have considered the "spongy wonder" spongywonder.combicycleseatfacts.htmOpen ↗ looks
very functional, but so very wierd. i cant imagine the looks of this on a macho mtb hardtail. on
the other hand, it could cause the rest of the guys at the line to laugh so hard i get a good
head start on them. ;-)

an option to the pee-wee herman style saddle above is the hobson. looks a lot more palatable.
clients.corifeus.comproducts.htmOpen ↗

split rear saddles dont look like they will help me, as its the horn of the saddle that
is my bane.

and then there is the potential for a fully cut away saddle that is more conventionally shaped.
this looks to be the best way to go if it works.

THEREFORE: who has experience or knows anyone who has tried any of the above???

thanks in advance, looking forward to your ideas

"chuck" (posting under an alias because there is a certain ruthless band of renegades here that
would get years of ammo to use against me if they were to know who i am, and they would find
out... lol)

Where is your pride man!!! (considering those saddles you had a link too). 😄

Seriously, I have heard of a few older riders (as well as a few tri-athletes) who have gone the route of womens racing saddle... Good Luck! 😉

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Quoted message said:

THEREFORE: who has experience or knows anyone who has tried any of the above???

thanks in advance, looking forward to your ideas

Saddle fit is so personal that you're just going to have to figure out which one works best for you.
What fits my [censored], may not fit yours.

One helpful hint: stay away from soft saddles. They end up putting pressure where there shouldn't be
any, causing more problems. The harder "racing" saddles support your posterior at the sit bones
where you're supposed to be supported.

Mike

On 07 Jan 2004 00:24:56 GMT, [email hidden] (Foxgetsthefish)
wrote:

I don't know about the prostatis and the saddle. I hope that it clears up ok and that biking isn't
causing/aggravating it.

I've had periods of numbness. A lot of it was setting up the saddle's tilt properly. My favorite
saddle has been the Selle Italia Flite, but I would often get numbness after 15-20 miles. Not
always, but enough.

I have recently tried a Koobi saddle, with a split the full length.

koobi.comkoobi.comOpen ↗

I have an AU Enduro (?? got me what it means). Very nice, flat sit area. I'd recommend checking
around about them and maybe trying one. If you get it from them directly, they have a 30 day
return policy.

Saddles are very personal. What works for me may be misery for you.

fox-<< SO - i am keenly interested in changing my seat design to allieve the numbness and prevent
future problems. >><BR><BR>

I see in your post you haven't gotten a bike fit, from a good fit person. Do that first. Most 'seepy
winky' problems we see are fit related, not saddle design related.

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.comOpen ↗ "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Foxgetsthefish said:

hello all, i am a newcomer here, so sorry if i am unaware of an FAQ, but this subject needs some
particulars sdo i doubt it would be covered adequately anyway. i am sure this has been discussed
ad-nauseum, but here is my situation, any advice is appreciated:

I AM a 47 yo male, riding a moderate-level hardtail. i race a few mtb events per year, typically
placing in first half my age group. i generally ride 15 miles at a time on asphalt with short
but steep hills for training purposes (on my mtb hardtail), but also put in a reasonable amount
of miles on the trails to keep the technical skills up. the trails around here (texas) are
generally flat with numerous short climbs, very rooty and technical. i am athletically large,
6'0 and 230# or so.

i dont know what kind of saddle i have now (bike is in shop today so i cant check), but it is a
$50 or $60 model at REI, with a hole in center.

for the last year or so i tend to experience numbness, but it always went away quickly, and i take
frequent standing rests and shift a lot to try to avoid this. no real impotency problems, typical
for a man my age after 20 yrs with the same partner. i have tilted the current saddle forward as
much as is practical given the design to no avail.

HOWEVER, i just yesterday had a very sudden bout of acute prostatitis, so bad that last night and
today it is extremely uncomfortable to walk, stand, or even shift positions in bed. got antibodies
and ibuprofen from the doc for treatment. whether this was caused by bacteria or by the riding is
not determinable at this point.

SO - i am keenly interested in changing my seat design to allieve the numbness and prevent future
problems. I am a bit reluctant to try just any seat i find online, get it shipped to me and then
find its not right for me. further, its not really easy to try seats out at the shop either.
poking around online, i have found the following intersting options:

one guy tried a womens specialized dulce saddle, and liked the results. since the seat isnt
pink or otherwise easilly gender-recognized, this is worth considering.

others have considered the "spongy wonder" spongywonder.combicycleseatfacts.htmOpen ↗
looks very functional, but so very wierd. i cant imagine the looks of this on a macho mtb
hardtail. on the other hand, it could cause the rest of the guys at the line to laugh so hard i
get a good head start on them. ;-)

an option to the pee-wee herman style saddle above is the hobson. looks a lot more palatable.
clients.corifeus.comproducts.htmOpen ↗

split rear saddles dont look like they will help me, as its the horn of the saddle that is my
bane.

and then there is the potential for a fully cut away saddle that is more conventionally shaped.
this looks to be the best way to go if it works.

THEREFORE: who has experience or knows anyone who has tried any of the above???

thanks in advance, looking forward to your ideas

"chuck" (posting under an alias because there is a certain ruthless band of renegades here that
would get years of ammo to use against me if they were to know who i am, and they would find
out... lol)

Have you tried tilting your saddle a little forward?

-Zilla

RE/

Quoted message said:

Saddle fit is so personal that you're just going to have to figure out which one works best for
you. What fits my [censored], may not fit yours.

One more point: although probably 80% of people's sit bones are close enough for just about any
saddle, statistical outliers like me need to take card that the distance between sit bones fits
within the usable width of the saddle.

Put some cardboard or thin styrofoam on the corner of a counter top and sit on it for a few minutes
- kind of rolling back and forth on your sit bones. The indents will tell the tale.
--
PeteCresswell