We got our 11 year old son a wonderful Redline Conquest 24 for Christmas, but he hasn't really had opportunity to get out and ride it. Last weekend we did an indoor cycling event (on trainers) and he pedaled for an hour. But we noticed that he is not comfortable with his hands on the handlebars and instead would really only sit upright, sometimes even putting one hand on the nose of his saddle to push himself upright.

His saddle (whatever small stock saddle Redline uses on their kids' bikes) seems to be a little lopsided in shape (the back end is not symmetrical from side-to-side...looks a little defective) and has a REALLY skinny and domed nose. He said it wasn't comfortable. He's also not particularly comfortable on the similarly shaped SI saddle that's on the back of our tandem.

I'm suspicious that he may be a guy who benefits from a cut-out/dent, but I can't get him to level with me. I'm encouraging DH to get more details from him.

Are there any moms of pre-pubescent boys who might have found saddles for their sons that work well? DS is a super skinny kid. I don't know his sit bone width, but I imagine it's very narrow, so anything much wider than 130 will likely be too wide.