You write that you have tried many saddles but were any of them woman
specific? Through a lifetime of touring and casual cycling I never had a
saddle that I would describe as comfortable until I found the Terry
Liberator X. By comfortable I mean that I just don't notice it when riding.
Long ago I ran for exercise, before there were running shoes for women. I
would get blisters on my heels and sides of my feet because the heels and
whole shoe was too wide and not shaped for my feet.
My dilemma now is finding a saddle for more upright riding that is
comfortable and also looks good on the Platypus I am building up. What I
think would be ideal is the Brooks B68s but it is not being made. Rivendell
sells the regular B68 if you buy a frame but I have learned that I need a
short saddle. I have bought a B67s and will see how it works out, though I
don't like the extra weight of the springs.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 1:00:24 PM UTC-7 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!
>
>
>
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