Oh boy. There are so many variables that go into good saddle fit and comfort that I'm not sure where to begin. One has to do with the type of shorts (or other garbs) which you wear to ride. Many on this blog have talked about the thinner the padding in their shorts the more comfy the ride. Then again, there is the matter of riding position. If you are riding in a more upright position on a bike with bars that reach way back you will likely put more pressure and possibly friction on your groin area causing discomfort. There are those who seem to like riding that way - kinda like a rolling leg press machine, putting lots and lots of pressure on the pedals with every stroke in a very high gear, maybe that's how they get by with it - but that's not normative with everyone. And, of course, there's always the usually undiscussed issue of just how sensitive those lower bones (ischial tuberosity tissues}, and other skin and muscle tissues play a part.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 3:00:24 PM UTC-5 Emily Guise wrote: > Hello folks, I come to the group with a dilemma. I've never had a saddle > that I could ride for longer than 20 miles comfortably. I've always ended > up with sore sit bones, numb soft tissue, or both. This has really limited > my ability to go on longer trips and after my five day ride on the C&O > canal trail last Sept, it was more apparent than ever I need to find a > saddle that won't hurt. > > I've tried dozens of saddles over the last 15 years- leather, plastic, > cutouts, no cutouts, wide, medium, softer, harder, you name it. :( Most of > the saddles that have stayed on my bikes for longer than a month have a > central cut out, are on the wider side, and plastic. They're good for > around town, but that's it. I've never had my sit bones measured. > > It occurred to me recently that because I've never had a truly comfortable > long-distance saddle, I have no idea how one feels. So I figured I'd ask > the group. How did The One saddle feel for you? Did it "disappear"? Was it > love at first sit? Did it need to be adjusted a lot before finding the > ideal position? Is there a certain amount of miles you ride before it > becomes uncomfortable? > > I'd love to hear the group's collective wisdom so I know what to look for > in the next saddle I try out. Thanks! > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8606ef03-4b47-484a-8292-2d23ff85cb37n%40googlegroups.com.
