sit bone distance=what saddle size?

[mimitabby]

Am I weird or did I measure it wrong? I seem to have sit bones that measure only 4" point to point??? That's only about 102 mm....

barb

Boy that doesn't sound right! why don't you try what some of the others have done?

[Fuji Girl]

If you go to Specialized dealer, they'll measure it for free. Then there will be no guess-factor involved.

[SouthernBelle]

This thread has been so helpful to me. I finally realized I'm not sitting far enough back on my saddle. I'm skootching forward. So I need to do a little adjusting.

Thanks all,

[KnottedYet]

I took a look at Mimitabby's Brooks B67 today. Didn't sit on it, cuz I want my first Brooks sit to be on MINE, which I should get on Tuesday. I must say it is a very handsome saddle, and looks incredibly comfortable. (speaking as one of the wide sitz bones club) I rode behind her and watched to see if the springs sprang her all over the place, and really they never seemed to move!

Oooh, I can hardly wait to get my Brooks!

[KnottedYet]

Got my Brooks B67 today! So fast!

It's miraculous. Read my review in the "Favorite Saddles" - "Brooks" thread.

(oh, man, it is SO COOL to have a saddle that FITS!!!!)

[susanm8048]

This thread has been so helpful to me. I finally realized I'm not sitting far enough back on my saddle. I'm skootching forward. So I need to do a little adjusting.

Thanks all,

Me too!

I thought about this as I got on the windtrainer today, pushed myself way back till I could really feel my ischial tuberosities hard on the seat, and much to my suprise, my girly bits felt MUCH better.

Thanks everyone, you have been really helpful.

[saraflux]

i am pretty new to cycling... just broke 230 total miles on my first real bike - it has a brooks saddle that has been broken in by someone else. (doesn't seem to matter. i like it a lot.) i have a problem though...
the girly-bits are really taking a beating, so i tilted the saddle down to just about level. now i can't figure out how to sit on the thing without sliding (or at least i feel like i'm sliding) forward. so can someone tell me what the "right way" is to sit on a road bike? i have looked at several sources and the answer seems to be "whatever is comfy for you". i am having trouble figuring out how to position myself so that i have my sit bones on the right part of the seat and still pedal at my normal speed. i have adjusted several things (bar height, bar tilt, saddle height, etc.) in an effort to find that magical combo, but i am not sure that i am in the overall "correct" position. riding in the drops is not all that comfy as my torso is long and my legs are short, but if i have the seat level, that is the only comfy way to sit... am i the only one who can't get comfy?
...any thoughts?

[Trekhawk]

Am I weird or did I measure it wrong? I seem to have sit bones that measure only 4" point to point??? That's only about 102 mm....

barb

No I dont think thats weird we are all different. I think mine is only about 4.5.