BikeMomma
12-09-2004, 11:47 PM
After about ten years and three kids, I'm finally trying to seriously get back into cycling. I have all my old gear still, which includes the seat that I used to love and ride about 200 miles a week with no problem at all, a Selle Italia. However, I don't know - maybe having kids changed my physical makeup or I'm just a softie now - but my old seat hurts! Looking to see what's out there these days, lo and behold, I've found all these funny-looking saddles with cut-outs! It makes perfect sense!
Anyway, perfect sense is about to be tested as I'm waiting on a catalog shipment containing the Terry Butterfly (and some badly needed winter riding gear -- oooh the stuff they have for us ladies now!! What a difference ten years makes). While looking to find out what works best with you ladies, I've read good and bad comments, so I figured I'd just have to try it out myself.
If body type DOES make a difference, I'm 5'9" 148 lbs (I'm being brutally honest here), with daddy-long legs that got me teased in grade school, and I've often been accused of being too skinny (not after having the kids, however!). I can usually fit "mens" bikes with no problem as I have long arms, fingers, etc., but the saddle bit apparently is no more. Anyone out there with the same body type as me that has had success with one of these cut-out saddles?
Comments appreciated!
:eek:
Anyway, perfect sense is about to be tested as I'm waiting on a catalog shipment containing the Terry Butterfly (and some badly needed winter riding gear -- oooh the stuff they have for us ladies now!! What a difference ten years makes). While looking to find out what works best with you ladies, I've read good and bad comments, so I figured I'd just have to try it out myself.
If body type DOES make a difference, I'm 5'9" 148 lbs (I'm being brutally honest here), with daddy-long legs that got me teased in grade school, and I've often been accused of being too skinny (not after having the kids, however!). I can usually fit "mens" bikes with no problem as I have long arms, fingers, etc., but the saddle bit apparently is no more. Anyone out there with the same body type as me that has had success with one of these cut-out saddles?
Comments appreciated!
:eek: