Saddles

[Burrow01]

Hi

Looking to get a new saddle for my Dawes hybrid, what sort of things should you be looking for, presumably its difficult to asses the fit/comfort of a saddle before buying one?

Edited by Burrow01 on Tuesday 2nd August 16:42

[amnesia182]

It's definitely a matter of personal taste, but you could do a LOT worse than invest in a Charge Spoon

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/charge-spoon-saddle-with-c...

[MadDad]

amnesia182 said:

It's definitely a matter of personal taste, but you could do a LOT worse than invest in a Charge Spoon

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/charge-spoon-saddle-with-c...

Totally agree on both counts! Charge Spoon would be my first choice followed by a WTB V, both cheap as chips and comfy as a comfy thing!

[Burrow01]

Those look pretty good, and cheap

Whats the advantage with more expensive saddles - this being PH I was thinking any recommendations would come in at ten times that price and be made from either 2 micron thin carbon fibre or the leather of some rare Amazonian goat

[baxb]

A mate bought a Spoon a few months ago after reading lots of good things on STW, 3 rides later he had re-named it the Charge Numb-cock & gave up on it. I tried it out on my road bike & have found it fine, including a couple of century rides, so if your arse is the right shape it will be fine !

[itsnotarace]

It's all down to your ass shape, not everyone is the same.

[cjs]

If you have a Specialized store near you then they can measure your arse and tell you the correct width of saddle, then check out Cyclestore UK where they are doing some 50% off deals on saddles, or the store may price match.

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?pro...

My mate has this saddle and loves it, there are others on the site as well.

[Burrow01]

Ordered the Spoon saddle today, based on the very positive feedback for it.

If I don't get on with it, its cheap enough to migrate to my pub hack mountain bike, and I can give the Specialized a go

Thanks for the suggestions

[Ironballs]

I have Rocket Vs on my my MTBs and before I sold my road bike I had a Spesh Alias on it that was sized to my sit bones. After I had done the Etap du Dales the only bit of me that didn't hurt was my ass

[theboymoon]

Charge spoon for me too!

[khushy]

baxb said:

A mate bought a Spoon a few months ago after reading lots of good things on STW, 3 rides later he had re-named it the Charge Numb-cock & gave up on it. I tried it out on my road bike & have found it fine, including a couple of century rides, so if your arse is the right shape it will be fine !

its all about - how you set the saddle up in the first place - ANY saddle will be nut-numbing if its set incorrectly - get a spirit-level and set it up perfectly flat to start with - if its still uncomfortable - move it SLIGHTLY towards the painful area (and I mean SLIGHTLY) so that you are sitting on your SIT (not st) bones!

LOL

[S1_RS]

Another vote for the Charge Spoon, it's what I run on my Scott. Excellent value!

[Engineer1]

What about for the more powerfully built rider (fat) ? After about 20 odd miles my arse starts to ache, I have good endura shorts but I could do with a more comfortable saddle.

[DBSV8]

Engineer1 said:

What about for the more powerfully built rider (fat) ? After about 20 odd miles my arse starts to ache, I have good endura shorts but I could do with a more comfortable saddle.

I can reccommend investing in a "gel saddle" , check out Amazon for around 14 pounds and it simply fits over your exsisting saddle ,

[BliarOut]

Only if you want to chafe your ballbag away

SDG Belair comes well recommended by my delicate bits and roughly 50% of the internet

[DBSV8]

BliarOut said:

Only if you want to chafe your ballbag away

SDG Belair comes well recommended by my delicate bits and roughly 50% of the internet

just cycled from London to paris 500km over 4 days on the gel saddle , absolulety no issues with chaffing at all .....mate on his Giant was walking like John wayne , his normal saddle was hurting like hell on the third day !!

[BliarOut]

:shudder: gels are for ladies of a certain age, not real men. Rule 5 applies