saddle help for "full" girly bits
hi all.. sorry for the specificity of the title but I figured it would help gather those with the same problem
I'm coming back to my road bike after a very long layoff.. 5-6 years when I last counted... YIKES!!! I know it isn't going to be easy and I am worried enough about going through the hell of building up my aerobic endurance (being the weak link again... sigh!) but I am totally dreading the saddle issue! I had a LOT of problems with saddles... from cysts to chafing to sores.
I'm only 5'1" and fairly small (even with all the extra body fat I'm carrying, I'm still a size 1-5) but I do have "full" girly bits (btw, I love that term :) so I need a saddle with a fairly narrow nose but with a large cut out.
I really like the fact that Specialized allows you to order specific widths but I I've tried taking my sit bone measurement and get #'s between 4.5 & 5.5 so I am unsure whether to get 130mm or 143mm.
Looking at the styles, it seems the Alias & Lithia have the most generous openings and I can't find the Jett listed on their site, as it looked good as well... has it been renamed something else or just discontinued?
I know that saddles are a totally personal preference but that being said, it makes sense that those of us with padding in the front are probably having a harder time than those without. One can tell a lot about a woman's anatomy just by looking at her saddle (if men only knew! LOL)
I've also wondered about the Allay by Topeak as well as the Selle SMP's but the price of them are daunting
any help from would be appreciated. I know there are a lot of threads out there... that was why I wanted to specify my particular problem... small but full LOL
thanks
namaste,
vness