Well, actually, not really. The more padding means my sitbones sink in deeper, meaning more contact area. So, it's actually a toss-up!Originally Posted by Nattie
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02-11-2007, 04:32 PM #1
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02-11-2007, 04:53 PM #2
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ah, good point... keen to hear which one 'wins' then, for your purposes next week.
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02-11-2007, 07:13 PM #3
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I agree. I'm not very comfortable on a padded saddle. On a not-so-padded saddle, what you're sitting on at the start is what you get at the end. On a very padded saddle, there's always the chance that the padding will compress over time (maybe even during only one ride). Plus it can chafe more because the padding is shifting around a little. Originally Posted by Pedal Wench
YMMV of course...
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02-12-2007, 06:38 AM #4
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The Jett gives me a bad saddle sore. I think it's from the way the stitching is done.
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02-12-2007, 07:31 AM #5
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I have on and off issues with my Jett...sometimes I'm fine on long rides, other times I have issues. I am scared to swap it though and just start the whole search over again. I have a double century this weekend, so I'll decide after that.
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02-12-2007, 07:52 PM #6
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Please let us know how it went then!
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03-05-2007, 03:58 AM #7
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An update - I just finally got the Jett today and went for a ride... much to my disheartenment (if that's a word), after only about 5 km I could start to feel the BG sign on the side of the nose, that Grog had such a time with... after 30 km only I had no doubt that if I went for very long at all, I would get quite a nasty chafing from this. It's hard to believe that this seat, designed for women, could be so poorly designed for some! Anyway, back to the shop it will go... can anyone tell me if the Avatar or the Ariel specialized saddles have any of these raised logos that could prove annoying anywhere (eg. to one's inner thighs)?????
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04-02-2007, 01:56 AM #8
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I've just tried the Specialized Ariel over the weekend (70miles). Compared to my previous Selle San Marco Rolls, what a difference! No soft tissue pain though quite a bit of pressure redistributed to the bones on either side... but the ache is far far more tolerable in comparison to that horrible sting when you go to pee for the first time after a ride! Methinks my bones will get used to it. The saddle is soft but firm, sit bones had no problems whatsoever.
No annoying raised bits anywhere I can tell...
So I think its a keeper... though I am trying the Selle SMP Strike TRK (that has been touted on this forum regularly) when the postman gets around to delivering it!
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