Question Re: Gel Saddles

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:42:09 GMT, "Kimma Rock" <[email hidden]>

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In anticipation of my first century in September (Flatest
Century in the East, in RI) I plan on getting a new
(women's) saddle with cutout. I'm torn between the regular
kind and the gel version, but I have reservations about the
gel. Does it get hard over time? shift around? wear out?
Any advice/input would be appreciated.

The most important piece of advice: do NOT do the century
on the saddle unless you're _sure_ that the saddle feels
good and is positioned right. Do long rides well in advance
of the century with whatever saddle you intend to use on
the century.

If you don't mind, post the cue sheet sometime. I'd like
to ride it, but not when there's a million other
cyclists on it.
--
Rick Onanian

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Quoted message said:

The most important piece of advice: do NOT do the century
on the saddle unless you're _sure_ that the saddle feels
good and is positioned right. Do long rides well in
advance of the century with whatever saddle you intend to
use on the century.

That's why I want to order the saddle this coming week, so I
can get as many miles in on it as possible pre-century.

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If you don't mind, post the cue sheet sometime. I'd like
to ride it,

Map/cue sheet won't be handed out until the day of the ride
(Sept. 13), which is disappointing as I'd kind of like to
check out the route beforehand. All I know so far is that
we're to assemble at UMass/Dartmouth. Mention was made of
Tiverton & Adamsville, but that's all the info I have. But
I'd be glad to post the cue sheet on the 14th, providing I
survive! <shaky grin>

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but not when there's a million other cyclists on it.

This, rather than endurance, may be my biggest problem. I've
never ridden in a throng of other bikes before, so this is
somewhat worrisome.

Regards to a fellow Vo Dilundah,

Kimma

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 18:00:30 GMT, "Kimma Rock" <[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

but not when there's a million other cyclists on it.

This, rather than endurance, may be my biggest problem.
I've never ridden in a throng of other bikes before, so
this is somewhat worrisome.

Have you ridden with any groups before? I ride with a small
NBW group on Tuesday nights, and it's easy and pleasant. I
don't know how it relates to riding with hundreds or
thousands of cyclists; I'm sure it breaks up into lots of
little groups, and many loners.

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Regards to a fellow Vo Dilundah,

Did you read the thread about hot weiners? 😉
--
Rick Onanian

Did you measure the distance between your "sit bones" first
and then measure the saddle to see if you have a decent
match? This is the very least you should do before shelling
out the big bucks for a new saddle.

Pat in TX

Pat said:

Did you measure the distance between your "sit bones"
first and then measure the saddle to see if you have a
decent match? This is the very least you should do before
shelling out the big bucks for a new saddle.

Pat in TX

As a "beginner", how would you measure this distance?

Boatman

Boatman wrote:
:: Pat wrote:
::: Did you measure the distance between your "sit bones"
::: first and then measure the saddle to see if you have a
::: decent match? This is the very least you should do
::: before shelling out the big bucks for a new saddle.
:::
::: Pat in TX
::
:: As a "beginner", how would you measure this distance?
::

And once you have that info, how do you use it in saddle
selection?

Quoted message said:

Pat said:

Did you measure the distance between your "sit bones"
first and then measure the saddle to see if you have a
decent match? This is the very least you should do
before shelling out the big bucks for a new saddle.

Pat in TX

As a "beginner", how would you measure this distance?

Boatman

One well-known method is to take a piece of typing paper and
sit down on it on a curb. If you wiggle a tiny bit on the
paper, when you stand up you will see indentations where the
weight-bearing bones dented the paper--each side in a rough
oval. Get a ruler and measure the approximate middles of the
indentations.

Then, you will most likely get a number like 5 1/2" or 6"
from center of one oval to the center of the other oval. You
can go to a saddle company's website and see that a certain
saddle is 5" at its widest point. If your sit bones
measurement is 6", don't buy that saddle. You don't want
your weight-bearing bones to be over the widest point of the
saddle or your soft tissues will feel the pinch, literally!

And, you will see that some women's saddles are actually
narrower than some of the men's models. Don't go by the
"women" or "men" designations but chose by the actual width
of the saddle.

Pat in TX