Can You Recommend a Good Saddle?

[lizc]

A good bike shop should let you try several different saddles on your bike before you purchase. Also, make sure you adjust the position (forward/back) and the tilt (up/down) to get it right. If you ride for a bit (just a few minutes on a fit trainer) and when you get off, the blood starts rushing back to your privates then it's not properly positioned. So even a great saddle, adjusted improperly can be uncomfortable or leave you numb.

I know each model is different and each butt is different. but the two saddles I've found most comfortable are the Sella Italia Ladies saddle and the Terry saddle (I tried the pink, breast cancer saddle on for size, but they have other colors).

Terry: http://www.terrybicycles.com/saddles...?item_no=21635
Sella Italia: http://www.selleitalia.com/eng/index.html

Have fun!

[badger]

hey Wexy, I see that you're from Vancouver and asking about the same thing as me!

how has your search gone? I, too, was looking at Brooks, did you end up getting one?

[lauren.warnecke]

I rode a 350 miles ride (plus hundreds of training miles) on a saddle with the philosophy that my behind would adjust to it and came to see a nominal amount of pain all the time as normal. That bike was stolen and my new saddle is more narrow. I hadn't ridden for over a year and have no pain whatsoever. Now I'm convinced that all ischial tuberosities are NOT created equal. Even though I have wide hips a narrow saddle works for me. Good luck in the search