I have 130mm sit bones - very average. The most comfortable saddle for me is the wider lady version - even though the men's version more closely fits my sit bone size.
Bike shops and fitters are currently taught to fit you on a saddle that exactly matches your sit bone width. However, when my local LBS measured my sit bones and spent about 45 minutes switching various saddles in for me, the two most comfortable ones *by far* were the very widest ones! (The TRK Lady, and the widest Specialized saddle.) My guess is that the wider cut-out (and in the case of the Specialized saddle, the wider depression) provided much more space for my 'lady bits' to sink in and not get pressured. That had been the problem for me with every other saddle I've ever tried.
So - consider that it's not just about sit bone width. Can you order two saddles and send one back? Or try some in a shop?




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