Re: How about a custom saddle maker?

: Certainly width isn't the whole story - or even most of the story.... but
it's
: definately a "go-no-go" thing.... if the saddle is too narrow there's no
hope.
: Same if it's so wide that your thighs chafe...
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: PeteCresswell

the easiest way is to take a piece of typing paper out to the curb and sit
down. when you get up, you'll see the dents in the paper and can measure the
width between them.

Pat in TX

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:51:38 -0500, "(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]>

may have said:

Contrary to what some may think, measuring sit bone width does not need to
involve a trusted friend, a set of calipers, and a quart of tequila.

Tequila? Never. Schnapps or cognac; nothing else will serve.

Quoted message said:

Instead, find some material that will dent and hold the dent and then sit on it
long enough for your sit bones to make their mark.

The hood of a BMW will often serve quite well, but this is best done
with careful attention to appropriate selection of time and place.

Quoted message said:

Inch-thick styrofoam works, as do some cardboards, or even a sheet of paper on
the right-textured rug.

Beware of doing this too close to the edge of the carpet, however.
(For greatest authenticity, use rice paper; if you leave no marks,
then you are ready to perch upon any saddle that fortune presents.)

Quoted message said:

Once you have a center-to-center measurement on the dents, you can start looking
at the usable width of various saddles.

Certainly width isn't the whole story - or even most of the story.... but it's
definately a "go-no-go" thing.... if the saddle is too narrow there's no hope.
Same if it's so wide that your thighs chafe...

This, however, is a measurement factor at the *other* end, unless you
mount your saddle in a manner that is illegal in Alabama.

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another thought is the relation of the tuberosities to the meat on your
upper thigh and how this mass relates to the tubers and the seat-in not
contatcing the seat with the upper thigh skin or the south end of your
gluteals beyond the tubers butt before the thigh.
this is a real problem in too short top tubes for tall riders with
short normal frames-the power comes in with the thigh contacting the
saddle and discomfort on a long climb