I think I had the wrong width saddle...

[Ana]

The LBS where I purchased my road bike sold me a 130mm Ariel saddle and I think that, although a major improvement form the torturous Bontrager stock saddle, it was not the correct size. I tried the Jett 130 and it was torture. I just got a Jett 143 from a fellow TE'er and it feels much less painful right off the bat (just a test sit, no shorts) :D I am going to do my first test ride tomorrow....or maybe this weekend (stupid cold rain).

The best measurement I could get of my sitbones was between 100-120mm....

I am excited :D So I guess this is a premature post... ;)

Where is the chafing that results from a too-wide saddle? Is it in the crease of the inner thigh, where the leg attaches to the rest of the torso?

[tab123]

Ana, I am glad to hear the first try was positive. When my saddle has been too wide, I get some chafing on the inner thigh and end up being pushed forward on the saddle (especially with a pear-shaped saddle).

I still have the white Jett for sale. Nothing makes a bike look sharp like a white saddle!