Saddle advice

Just went out for a ride on my new bike and it hurts a little from the nose of the saddle. I'm not sure if it's because of the way I brake (my toes can touch the ground) that I end up pressing down against the saddle or the saddle being too narrow.

I'm planning to cycle everyday to build up my confidence level but I don't want to hurt myself. Is there any way I can alter the saddle?

First of all, did your bike shop help set up the bike to fit you correctly? The first thing to check is the seat height before messing withing moving it forward or back or tilting the seat. However, the seat will have a clamping mechanism underneath that can be loosened, likely with an allen wrench, so the seat can be moved forward or back, or tilted. However, it is easy to just messed up trying these adjustments and it is best if you have help, ideally from the bike shop where you bought the bike. They really should provide at least some help setting up the bike for you. Handlebar position can also effect how you feel on the seat.

Here are a few abbreviated tips from a quick Google search.

http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/articles/bike+fit.html

This article is excellent, all about saddles and their adjustments: http://sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html

Hi again,

thanks everyone for all the links! They were really helpful :)

I just went out for another ride (just a short one) and I don't feel the pain anymore. I think the pain was just me not being used to the bike whoops!

I measured my sit-bones and the saddle to make sure. My center to center is 115mm and the saddle is 150mm

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Originally Posted by Muirenn

If things start to bother you again, a 150 mm saddle is rather wide for someone with 115 cm sitbones. The reason we look at the c to c is because it is easier to get a more accurate read. The saddle width should be approximately the same as the outside distance of your sits. So, sounds a tad large. (Just for future reference).

Good luck:)

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Hi!

My outside distance is about 150cm so I'm guessing the saddle's fine? Or are my figures not accurate :confused: