saddle fit
- Thread starter Shaggz
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ok 95% of the population has the same width sit bones. 142 i believe, they make narrower and wider ones, but i am 142, elle is 142 everyone i know that has ever been measured is a 142.
The likely hood you are anything different would be rare. I have had bikers ass so bad it has almost made me shed tears, but you just grin and bare and and keep pedaling
The likely hood you are anything different would be rare. I have had bikers ass so bad it has almost made me shed tears, but you just grin and bare and and keep pedaling
Wow, I've never gotten that bad. I guess it's different for everyone. It hurts after a loooong road ride once in a while. But usually nothing too bad.
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DANSPANK
Guest
You'll be fine until you start feeling numbness in unmentionables - then it's time to take a break!!
need to find a level floor first
bass ackwards
If the reach to the bars is excessive you be forming a very acute hip angle.
This tends to roll your pelvis forward which in turn may put extra pressure on your soft tissue. The goal is to support you body mass with your bone structure vs. your taint.
Try a shorter and more upright stem and see if anything changes. This may make your ass more sore due to the vertical compression. Ass soreness is much better than taint soreness. Taint trouble leads to prostititus. You don't want this. Ever.
As for saddles. There is no ONE saddle that works for everyone. For me the best bet has been the WTB Rocket v, Pure V, Fizik Alliante, Fizik Aerione TRI and the Brooks Swift.
The list of saddles I have tried and really really hated is much longer. Trying various saddles can be very expensive. If you want to spend an hour trying saddles and working on your position I will be glad to help. I have spent the last ten years learning all I can about bike fitting. The biggest trouble with bike fit is that all the various "experts" have conflicting opinions an what is "Right". Based on this conflict I have taken some aspects from a few different fit guidelines and tweaked it for my own use.
I learn new stuff all the time and I get surprised all the time at the very weird body proportions that I see.
Best o' luck
j
If the reach to the bars is excessive you be forming a very acute hip angle.This tends to roll your pelvis forward which in turn may put extra pressure on your soft tissue. The goal is to support you body mass with your bone structure vs. your taint.
Try a shorter and more upright stem and see if anything changes. This may make your ass more sore due to the vertical compression. Ass soreness is much better than taint soreness. Taint trouble leads to prostititus. You don't want this. Ever.
As for saddles. There is no ONE saddle that works for everyone. For me the best bet has been the WTB Rocket v, Pure V, Fizik Alliante, Fizik Aerione TRI and the Brooks Swift.
The list of saddles I have tried and really really hated is much longer. Trying various saddles can be very expensive. If you want to spend an hour trying saddles and working on your position I will be glad to help. I have spent the last ten years learning all I can about bike fitting. The biggest trouble with bike fit is that all the various "experts" have conflicting opinions an what is "Right". Based on this conflict I have taken some aspects from a few different fit guidelines and tweaked it for my own use.
I learn new stuff all the time and I get surprised all the time at the very weird body proportions that I see.
Best o' luck
j
Jersey_Girl_Rides
Member
Try the WTB Rocket V, the BF and I both ride this saddle and have no complaints, soreness or numbness.
You could move the saddle forward a bit as well, and get the widest part of the saddle under your sit bones versus behind the cheeks.
You could move the saddle forward a bit as well, and get the widest part of the saddle under your sit bones versus behind the cheeks.
ArmyOfNone
Well-Known Member
since you brought it up...i was riding on the trainer last nite and my toes in my left foot started getting all tingly and numb. I know my road bike is small for me, that may have sumtin to do w/ that. My legs were pretty shot ne ways. so i alternated pedalling w/ one leg at a time
You look like a dancing bear on that thing. Not bad for free though.
Riding with spds on the road bike does that to me too.
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