New Selle An-Atomica saddle

[jpbayarea]

This saddle was recommended by several of our T Estrogen women. I bought one and tried it today for it's first ride. Went 30 miles and one problem is totally gone....sit bone pain...but another has emerged. I feel as if the leather edges of the saddle are chafing the labia area as I peddle from side to side. I have adjusted it a myriad of ways and can't seem to find a sweet spot where the edges of the cut out toward the front of the saddle don't rub those
tender areas.

Rather than writing the Selle folks I thought I would consult the forum first for some input from those who ride with this saddle. It's an amazing structure and I feel sure it must be a minute adjustment between the discomfort and the sweet spot of comfort.

If any of you who use this saddle could offer any suggestions or input I'd be most appreciative. My hope is that with this saddle I can start going longer distances. I have been limited to about 50-60 miles thus far with saddle pain as the limiting factor in going longer/further.

Thanks for the suggestion of the saddle and now i just need help with the fine tuning...I hope.

Happy riding!

Jaquelin

[indigoiis]

I am going to suggest that your saddle may be too high.
You should have no rub. No movement at all. Your sit bones and everything should pretty much be stable on that saddle.

When your pedal is at six o'clock, is your leg totally straight? Try lowering the saddle a tad so that your leg is slightly bent, and see if that works?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Here's an interesting video showing how the slot sides do move with your anatomy as you pedal:
http://www.selleanatomica.com/Setteb...D%20081304.wmv
Be warned- what you see is the tan undersides of the saddle....not bare skin! It's kind of weird looking, but you can see how it moves around quite a bit.

[Kalidurga]

Uh, thanks for the warning on that, Lisa. It was by far the weirdest thing I've seen in quite a while... Does make those saddles more interesting, though.

[redrhodie]

I took the edge off mine with a fine half-round file.

[jpbayarea]

Thanks for those comments. I am tempted to use the fine half edge file too as the inner edges of the open area are quite sharp and hard. Tom, the owner and designer of the saddles assures me that with more work to find the sweet spot that it can and will be found. It's counter intuitive but as I tighten the tension the discomfort lessens. The "hammock" feeling that can be had with a softer tension set seems related to the issue. I am also playing with the dimensions between my old fit and the new one with this saddle. Tom suggests not to have a professional fitter look into it as they don't understand the dynamics of this saddle.

I do not think the seat is too high as there is a good bend in the knee when fully extended. It's quite a different feel than any saddle I've had so it might just take some time to acclimate. Thanks much for the comments.