Ladies saddles

Gaynor Reeve said:

I've looked on the net at all the various saddles....too many to choose from...If anyone can
recommend a good saddle for this problem I would be grateful for the advice...

Our usual answer is they're all personal and what works for any given person may not work for you.
And that is indeed the case, AFAICT.

Having said that, Georgina Terry ladies' saddles seem to go down well with a relatively large number
of women, so you probably have a better than average chance with one. But find a shop that sells
them and will let you try one rather than just get it mail order and cross your fingers.

Or buy a recumbent with a nice big comfy seat!

Pete.
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Began cycling about 4 years ago.......Haven't been on my bike now for 8 months, due too a coccyx
problem.....

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I've looked on the net at all the various saddles....too many to choose from...If anyone can
recommend a good saddle for this problem I would be grateful for the advice...

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Gaynor

I am not going to recommend a saddle. Saddles are very personal and what works for one may well not
work for another.

Your bottom will get sore, with or without coccyx problems, if you sit on your saddle too long
without taking your weight off. Try to raise off the seat at least every two minutes and whenever
you approach any irregularity in the road surface.

I would suggest you work hard on developing your gluteal muscles so that your coccyx is higher off
the saddle, so it does not get traumatised so easily. Clench your buttocks together as hard as you
can; hold it for half a minute and repeat 10 times twice daily.

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Began cycling about 4 years ago.......Haven't been on my bike now for 8 months, due too a coccyx
problem.....

I've looked on the net at all the various saddles....too many to choose from...If anyone can
recommend a good saddle for this problem I would be grateful for the advice...

Gaynor

I don't think anyone can really recommend much without a bit more detail. What sort of bike, i.e.
are you down on drops or sat upright as on a hybrid or town bike and what saddle do you have at the
moment; also why is it giving you problems bearing in mind that your weight should be on your
"sit-bones" (ischial tuberosities?) not the base of your spine. I'm sorry if this doesn't sound
helpful but at the moment your query is a bit "how long is a piece of string" so it's difficult to
give you a useful answer.

Regards Julia

Gaynor Reeve said:

Began cycling about 4 years ago.......Haven't been on my bike now for 8 months, due too a coccyx
problem.....

I've looked on the net at all the various saddles....too many to choose from...If anyone can
recommend a good saddle for this problem I would be grateful for the advice...

Just try the saddles of everyone you know. What looks comfortable often isn't. However, if your
coccyx is the problem then one of those saddles that's completely split into two halves at the back
might be a good starting point.

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Began cycling about 4 years ago.......Haven't been on my bike now for 8 months, due too a coccyx
problem.....

I've looked on the net at all the various saddles....too many to choose from...If anyone can
recommend a good saddle for this problem I would be grateful for the advice...

Gaynor

I don't think anyone can really recommend much without a bit more detail. What sort of bike, i.e.
are you down on drops or sat upright as on a hybrid or town bike and what saddle do you have at
the moment; also why is it giving you problems bearing in mind that your weight should be on your
"sit-bones" (ischial tuberosities?) not the base of your spine. I'm sorry if this doesn't sound
helpful but at the moment your query is a bit "how long is a piece of string" so it's difficult to
give you a useful answer.

Regards Julia

I've spent a lot of time looking at ladies saddles, but that is another story! Maybe you should
consider a recumbent, that way you get a real seat as well as a superior steed.

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Zog The Undeniable of said:

Gaynor Reeve said:

Began cycling about 4 years ago.......Haven't been on my bike now for 8 months, due too a coccyx
problem.....

I've looked on the net at all the various saddles....too many to choose from...If anyone can
recommend a good saddle for this problem I would be grateful for the advice...

Just try the saddles of everyone you know. What looks comfortable often isn't. However, if your
coccyx is the problem then one of those saddles that's completely split into two halves at the back
might be a good starting point.

Of that type, I recently bought a ladies Bontrager. It has the hole in the nose as well, which I
find essential. It's a good fit for my bum, and was very reasonably priced at a smidge under £20.
One to look at, but don't assume because it's comfy for me that it will be for you. So far as
posters to this newsgroup go, I have a well in excess of average size bum.

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Thank you for all your replies and advice.........now to start ringing round the bike shops

Gaynor

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So far as posters to this newsgroup go, I have a well in excess of average size bum.

Me too and I find my Terry's Liberator TiLite saddle extremely

comfortable. But

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as has been pointed out already - saddles are a very individual thing.

Cheers, helen s

p.s. Steph - how was your Sunday?

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