saddle "issue"

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

If i were riding on a hard lump the size of two jelly beans, I'd want my gynocologist to drain it too! Ask them to see if it is safe to drain it.

[KnottedYet]

Can you borrow a Fizi'k or Brooks from someone, to see if being on a firmer saddle that keeps your sit bones weightbearing and your soft tissues hovering above the nose works for you?

I've never had a Bartholin's cyst, so I don't know nothin'. But I know I lent out my Fizi'k, and I sort of miss it....

[dreadpirate]

Fiz'ik you say. Hrm. I'll see about borrowing one. Thanks for that.

The Jett is pretty supportive of my sit bones, when I am sitting up. I noticed the first time I sat on it that it is exactly where my sit bones are.

My coach also suggested a gel pad - which is an interesting suggestion. I'll feel like a total grandma, but if it works in the interim, I'd rather ride than not ride.

I notice that the spin bike saddles are less of a problem, for whatever reason. I also note that after Tuesday's spin class, the lump is decreasing in size. Better it takes care of itself than I have to do something about it, right?

[ehirsch83]

Ahh Gel Pads! Louis Garneau makes a gel pad chamois that is heaven! I have LG bibs that have the gel chamois and I hate wearing anything else(but I often have to, since I normally ride in my kit).

Try a Fi'zik, I have the Vitesse HP and I really like it, I used to ride with a Fi'zik men's aliante sport(until it got stolen). I am a huge fan of Fi'ziks. But... I do still get cysts in the nether regions! I get mine when I am riding in the drops a lot(same as you getting them from being in aero), but when I bought my new saddle(the vitesse) I also tried a Specialized Jett, and I could not stand how the saddle felt. I took it out for a short hour spin and ended up trading saddles with my ex and riding the rest of the way back in his.
The Vitesse I tried on the trainer(we stuck it on the new bike while I was doing my fitting) and I fell in love with it.

So definitaly give it a try, and don't be afraid to try the men's saddles also! I feel that I am just as happy with the women's as I was with the mans.

[sundial]

A cyclist friend who rides on the aerobars for long distances swears by the Koobi saddle. Maybe this is another option?

[dreadpirate]

good options - I'll take those into account.

In the interim, I've found a gel saddle cover that I've put over it (by Royal Gel)

It's a cheap option to a full-on new saddle, which I'll look into later

I can't believe that they make a gel cover that fits a racing saddle - very slim, fits exactly on the Jett - but they do.

It does make the saddle look like a total grandma saddle, but it's helping. The lump is not getting bigger. Used to be after a long ride I'd get home and the thing would have grown - not so much with the gel cover.

does anybody like the anatomica?

[CycleTherapy]

Dreadpirate,

I actually ordered a Selle Anatomica....but ended up returning it. I received the saddle and was in a bit of shock when I realized how heavy it was. At the time, the site that I ordered it from did not detail the saddles' weight. When I returned it, I suggested that they may want to put that information in their product description, which they have now done. So, if weight is not an issue I'd say try it out. I had heard alot of positive reviews about the comfort.

[dreadpirate]

I did the Colorado Relay last weekend, injured my ITBand. The week before that, I laid off my training so that I could try and kill an impending headcold. So I've done less cycling than usual in two weeks.

Here is the report: after two weeks of little or no riding, or just riding the spin bike = LUMP GONE except for the nerve that started it all.

How very interesting.