measuring sit bones

[Andrea]

I have to 2nd the motion that cutouts & tons of padding stink!

I have 160mm seatbones (according to the new Trek measurement thing). Most of the saddles in that size are padded to he** and back with some sort of cutout. They are comfy at first until the padding breaks down and starts to squish the cutout closed... with your soft tissue inside

I need SOME sort of relief up there (which is why the Brooks never worked for me- way too much pressure when in the drops), but having that relief clogged up by excess foam is almost as bad as nothing at all!

I'm still waiting for someone to come out with the perfect saddle- very wide, minimally padded, relatively T shaped, with a channel or cutout for pressure relief. Under 300g would be nice, too since I'm spending so much to make the remaining parts of my bike lighter...

[mimitabby]

Great thread.
I am a brooks b67 rider, my sit bones measure apparently about 140 cm (using paper, ruler and fingers), but i've tried a lot of different saddles only to go back to the old safe and true. Yes, sometimes I get sore (from a deep pothole bump for example) but I can sit for hours without irritating delicate tissues.