ATTN: wide sitbone ladies...saddles wider than 160mm ????

[songlady]

Good thread. Has anyone actually gotten their hands on a Terry Rosie yet??

[Nokomis]

Specialized Sonoma 175 - perhaps more cushion than I'd like, but the width has worked well for me so far.

[anakiwa]

Avocet O2 Air 40 women's version. Unfortunately it's backordered right now and odds are you won't be able to find it (my LBS said August or so). There may also be a touring model.

The Selle SMP has a really wide nose- I found it rubbed too much.

The Rosie would be a good one to try if you want to avoid the Brooks- I think it is a little more pear shaped than the Avocet though.

Good luck- (and definitely let us know if you find something).

[csr1210]

Thanks for your replies!

I'm going to look at these and try to make a decision on what to try first. I just really dread the whole business of getting set up with height and fore/aft adjustments to get situated. The old one is getting pretty ragged, and the tailbone has been pretty grumpy the last week or two, so I guess I better get on with it!

Thanks again!
Christy

[indri]

Specialized Sonoma 175 is working for me so far too. My sitbones just slide over the edge on a 155. I think even a 165mm, if I could find one, a tad firmer than the Sonoma but with the same cutout, and with a slightly narrower nose (and leather, without those stupid patches of fuzzy fabric that take a day to dry if you get caught in the rain...what's up with that crap?) would be perfect.

[crazycanuck]

K..I have an odd q..

If i lose a bit more weight from my behind section, will my sit bones shrink?

I don't think so but i just thought i'd ask a crazy q on a friday

[alpinerabbit]

Thorn - same with my SMP but I haven't minded so far, the rest of the deal is too good to worry about it. What's your most epic ride length done with the SMP?


CrazyC- you'll lose padding around the bum but your bones won't shrink.

[Nokomis]

Specialized Sonoma 175 is working for me so far too. My sitbones just slide over the edge on a 155. I think even a 165mm, if I could find one, a tad firmer than the Sonoma but with the same cutout, and with a slightly narrower nose (and leather, without those stupid patches of fuzzy fabric that take a day to dry if you get caught in the rain...what's up with that crap?) would be perfect.

I completely agree with this. I went with the Mens version (I think?) because it had fewer weird seams in bad places. Totally forgot about that until I read your description.

Crazycanuck - sorry, the bones won't shrink. The padding will, and you'll feel everything even more. (Which is why I couldn't continue on my brooks, what with feeling the rivets back there.)