schoenmomma
09-29-2003, 07:11 PM
I'm a runner who recently re-discovered the bike-- and I'm in love! Except with the insanity of finding a comfy saddle.
Started with the typical crappy came-with-the-bike saddle. Started riding a lot. Ouch.
Bought a Serfas cut-out saddle but it wasn't much better. A little TOO wide and didn't support very well...felt like it hammocked and collapsed on itself.
Then my boyfriend bought me the Butterfly gel. I'd been reading people raving about it online and was so excited to try it out...but it still feels off. Have been using it for a couple months, and for shorter mileage rides it's tolerable. But on longer rides I really begin to feel a lot of pinching in my female zones, towards the front. I wear great shorts and try to articulate the sitting on the sit-bones bit but even still I get the dreaded lip-pinch.
I'm beginning to think I'm just a picky b***h. What gives? Do I just need to get used to a bit of discomfort in that area? I'm hoping that's not the case, but perhaps it is...
Has anyone had great luck with another saddle? Are the butterfly's cut-outs perhaps the culprit? The nose still seems a little wide compared to my boyfriend's narrower saddles but my boyfriend said that was part of the woman-specific design. I've even thought about the Saddleco "Flow" an all-mesh looking thing...but no one seemed to have personal experience with it so I'm holding off.
ANY tips would be greatly appreciated. I love the freedom I feel on my bike but I'm confused how to solve this problem.
-Sarah (in Kentucky)
P.S. If anyone is in the Louisville area and looking for a riding buddy, drop me a line:)
Started with the typical crappy came-with-the-bike saddle. Started riding a lot. Ouch.
Bought a Serfas cut-out saddle but it wasn't much better. A little TOO wide and didn't support very well...felt like it hammocked and collapsed on itself.
Then my boyfriend bought me the Butterfly gel. I'd been reading people raving about it online and was so excited to try it out...but it still feels off. Have been using it for a couple months, and for shorter mileage rides it's tolerable. But on longer rides I really begin to feel a lot of pinching in my female zones, towards the front. I wear great shorts and try to articulate the sitting on the sit-bones bit but even still I get the dreaded lip-pinch.
I'm beginning to think I'm just a picky b***h. What gives? Do I just need to get used to a bit of discomfort in that area? I'm hoping that's not the case, but perhaps it is...
Has anyone had great luck with another saddle? Are the butterfly's cut-outs perhaps the culprit? The nose still seems a little wide compared to my boyfriend's narrower saddles but my boyfriend said that was part of the woman-specific design. I've even thought about the Saddleco "Flow" an all-mesh looking thing...but no one seemed to have personal experience with it so I'm holding off.
ANY tips would be greatly appreciated. I love the freedom I feel on my bike but I'm confused how to solve this problem.
-Sarah (in Kentucky)
P.S. If anyone is in the Louisville area and looking for a riding buddy, drop me a line:)