Question about saddles!

nyhedsmails said:

Hi everyone!

My Schwinn Moab bike was delivered with, in my
opinion, a pretty hard saddle (dont know how to
describe it otherwise!) Primarily I ride on dirt
tracks in forrests and normal roads. Usually I would
ride around 50 K's in about 2 hours and would normally
do it around two times a week.

My problem is simply that I get more tired in my butt than
I do in my legs, which kind of holds me back of riding
longer rides and it often even reduces the fun.

So, my question is: What kind of saddle should I go for,
and specifically, should I prefer to buy a more
comfortable saddle?

I would appreciate your answer or suggestion very much!
Thanks a lot!

Best regards

Lars from Denmark

You do not want a cushy comfortable saddle, that will make
it worse. Are you wearing padded shorts and no underwear?
Anything else will contribute to sore butt. You may want to
try an men's anatomical saddle, or different width saddles,
but dont' go for padded.

penny

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Hi everyone!

My Schwinn Moab bike was delivered with, in my
opinion, a pretty hard saddle (dont know how to
describe it otherwise!) Primarily I ride on dirt
tracks in forrests and normal roads. Usually I would
ride around 50 K's in about 2 hours and would normally
do it around two times a week.

My problem is simply that I get more tired in my butt than
I do in my legs, which kind of holds me back of riding
longer rides and it often even reduces the fun.

So, my question is: What kind of saddle should I go for,
and specifically, should I prefer to buy a more
comfortable saddle?

I would appreciate your answer or suggestion very much!
Thanks a lot!

Best regards

Lars from Denmark

Every butt is different, so it's difficult to say what's
going to work for who. People seem to swear by two: the
Flite and the Titec Berserker.

/scott

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So, my question is: What kind of saddle should I go for,
and specifically, should I prefer to buy a more
comfortable saddle?

Keep the saddle, replace the seatpost with a ThudBuster.
--
PeteCresswell

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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone!

My Schwinn Moab bike was delivered with, in my opinion,
a pretty hard

saddle

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(dont know how to describe it otherwise!) Primarily I
ride on dirt

tracks in

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forrests and normal roads. Usually I would ride around
50 K's in about 2 hours and would normally do it around
two times a week.

My problem is simply that I get more tired in my butt
than I do in my

legs,

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which kind of holds me back of riding longer rides and
it often even

reduces

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the fun.

So, my question is: What kind of saddle should I go
for, and

specifically,

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should I prefer to buy a more comfortable saddle?

I would appreciate your answer or suggestion very much!
Thanks a lot!

Best regards

Lars from Denmark

Every butt is different, so it's difficult to say what's
going to work for who. People seem to swear by two: the
Flite and the Titec Berserker.

I got lucky with the Fi'zik Nisene saddle. It's very firm,
and took some getting used to, but once I got the angle just
right, it felt like it was made for me.

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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone!

My Schwinn Moab bike was delivered with, in my opinion, a
pretty hard

saddle

Quoted message said:

(dont know how to describe it otherwise!) Primarily I ride
on dirt tracks

in

Quoted message said:

forrests and normal roads. Usually I would ride around 50
K's in about 2 hours and would normally do it around two
times a week.

My problem is simply that I get more tired in my butt than
I do in my

legs,

Quoted message said:

which kind of holds me back of riding longer rides and it
often even

reduces

Quoted message said:

the fun.

So, my question is: What kind of saddle should I go for,
and specifically, should I prefer to buy a more
comfortable saddle?

I would appreciate your answer or suggestion very much!
Thanks a lot!

Best regards

Lars from Denmark

Everything may be fine and it will just take a little while
to get used to riding. If you are convinced that something
besides your ability to ride for two hours at a time is at
fault start with bike fit. Make sure your saddle isn't too
high (a likely culprit if you have any abrasions), is level
and that you have a comfortable reach to the bar. If you
search, you can find a million articles on bike fit, but
sheldon brown does a really nice job.

Be sure and stand on occasion when you ride. No one makes a
saddle you can sit on for two hours straight and enjoy.

If it is the saddle, unfortunately, it is trial and error.

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nyhedsmails said:

Hi everyone!

My Schwinn Moab bike was delivered with, in my opinion,
a pretty hard saddle (dont know how to describe it
otherwise!) Primarily I ride on dirt tracks in forrests
and normal roads. Usually I would ride around 50 K's in
about 2 hours and would normally do it around two times
a week.

My problem is simply that I get more tired in my butt
than I do in my legs, which kind of holds me back of
riding longer rides and it often even reduces the fun.

So, my question is: What kind of saddle should I go for,
and specifically, should I prefer to buy a more
comfortable saddle?

I would appreciate your answer or suggestion very much!
Thanks a lot!

Best regards

Lars from Denmark

You do not want a cushy comfortable saddle, that will make
it worse. Are you wearing padded shorts and no underwear?
Anything else will contribute

to

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sore butt. You may want to try an men's anatomical saddle,
or different width

saddles,

Quoted message said:

but dont' go for padded.

penny

Hey Penny!

Thanks for your suggestions. I am wearing padded shorts
with no underwear. However, I found that the padding on
the tights goes from the butt all the way to the front.
This is quite annoying for my bits, and I am now looking
for tights that do only cover the butt, where I actually
sit. Take care!

Lars

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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone!

My Schwinn Moab bike was delivered with, in my opinion,
a pretty hard

saddle

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

(dont know how to describe it otherwise!) Primarily I
ride on dirt

tracks in

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

forrests and normal roads. Usually I would ride around
50 K's in about 2 hours and would normally do it around
two times a week.

My problem is simply that I get more tired in my butt
than I do in my

legs,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

which kind of holds me back of riding longer rides and
it often even

reduces

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the fun.

So, my question is: What kind of saddle should I go
for, and

specifically,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

should I prefer to buy a more comfortable saddle?

I would appreciate your answer or suggestion very much!
Thanks a lot!

Best regards

Lars from Denmark

Every butt is different, so it's difficult to say what's
going to work for who. People seem to swear by two: the
Flite and the Titec Berserker.

/scott

Hey Scott!

Thanks for your answer!

I had a look at the saddles from Titec you mentioned. There
seems to be a few different models: XC, comfort etc. Would
you know which one to choose? Thanks mate!

/Lars