recurring UTIs

[north woods gal]

Couldn't agree on the saddle part of the equation. I switched to the wide old lady comfort style saddles for my snow biking, this last winter, because it is essential to get planted on the seat, instantly and perfectly, as you hit the pedals to get rolling in the snow. That's when I discovered just how wide my sit bones really are and how all my life I had been riding saddles too narrow. I'm a big gal, anyway and now I'm also an old gal, if that has anything to do with it, but if you're saddle is not properly supporting your sit bones, you are setting yourself up for all kinds of issues, not just UTIs. Then, too, if your saddle is too narrow for your sit bones, you are not getting the max leverage out of your legs when you pedal. Only problem I have, now is finding a wide enough saddle in a performance saddle, instead of the big clunky comfort saddles. Wide AND light is a tough combination to find.