recommended saddle for hybrid?

[KnottedYet]

Have you checked the angle of the seat you have now? Is it level? You could try tipping the nose down very slightly and see if that helps. Too much downward tilt will make you weightbear on your hands, and you'll know right away if it's too much!

On my hybrid I had a B67 by Brooks. http://www.wallbike.com/B67.html

When I got a road bike I moved that seat to my road bike. Now, going to a Brooks is a whole new kettle of fish, so I'd recommend reading the Brooks thread before you buy one. (its a long thread, but has a lot of info that will help you no matter what brand of saddle you end up buying)

Saddles are incredibly individual: you've got width, length, "pear" vs. "T", padding (or no padding), plastic, leather, and so on.

Playing around with the fore/aft placement, height, and tilt of your current saddle can help you learn a lot about what your body wants on the bike. Also measure your sit bones. (for example, I have 180mm outside sitbone measurement, which tells me right away that a sexy 160mm Fizik saddle is NOT gonna work for me!) All that will give you info to help you choose a new saddle when you need one.

[momof4greatkids]

Have you checked the angle of the seat you have now? Is it level? You could try tipping the nose down very slightly and see if that helps. Too much downward tilt will make you weightbear on your hands, and you'll know right away if it's too much!

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Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I had the seat tilted downward, and I came upon a seasoned roadie who told me it was probably tilted forward too much. I didn't feel much pressure on my hands, though. But just yesterday I changed the position and made it almost level. I'll see how that goes on my next ride. Probably not today, unfortunately, as work and life are interfering w/my leisure pursuits.

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On my hybrid I had a B67 by Brooks. http://www.wallbike.com/B67.html

When I got a road bike I moved that seat to my road bike. Now, going to a Brooks is a whole new kettle of fish, so I'd recommend reading the Brooks thread before you buy one. (its a long thread, but has a lot of info that will help you no matter what brand of saddle you end up buying)

Saddles are incredibly individual: you've got width, length, "pear" vs. "T", padding (or no padding), plastic, leather, and so on.

Playing around with the fore/aft placement, height, and tilt of your current saddle can help you learn a lot about what your body wants on the bike. Also measure your sit bones. (for example, I have 180mm outside sitbone measurement, which tells me right away that a sexy 160mm Fizik saddle is NOT gonna work for me!) All that will give you info to help you choose a new saddle when you need one[/QUOTE]

duly noted, thanks again for the info. I will review the Brooks thread, and go from there.

Colleen

[emily_in_nc]

I will review the Brooks thread, and go from there.

See you in a month or so!

(The Brooks thread is quite lengthy...)

[momof4greatkids]

See you in a month or so!

(The Brooks thread is quite lengthy...)

You're not kidding! I started at the beginning (seems a good place to start :-) ) and I'm working my way through and taking notes.

I'm completely flummoxed regarding "sprung" and "unsprung", though.

I ride for fitness, I'm surely not making any speed records, but I like to go long, so far as long as 42 miles and I want to get better. I see myself completing a century next year. Maybe doing some touring. What difference do the springs make? I'm thinking springs=comfort, but on a vain note, I don't want to look like I'm riding my grandmother's bicycle!!



Colleen