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View Poll Results: What saddle shape do you prefer?

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  • Pear-shaped and narrow (less than 140 mm)

    8 20.51%
  • Pear-shaped and wide (140 mm +)

    2 5.13%
  • T-shaped and narrow (less than 140 mm)

    5 12.82%
  • T-shaped and wide (140 mm +)

    24 61.54%
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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
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    Quote Originally Posted by alpinerabbit View Post
    I have a leftover Specialized avatar road saddle in 155 on my MTB and it does not allow me to comfortably go behind the saddle when descending. bad.
    ha ha - I can't do that on my road bike any more either now that I have the 155 mm saddle. The tradeoff is, my girly parts don't get shredded every single ride. I'll definitely take it!

    (and actually I'm faster on the descents now than I used to be, even though not as aero, just because of the motorcycling experience I gained while on hiatus from bicis. Anyway all the boys on the TdF seem to go in front of their saddle, not behind it any more)
    Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler

  2. #2
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    Jun 2008
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    Wellesley, MA
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    Does SMP count as pear or T? I thought it was more pear that a harsh T, so I'm one of the 2 of us with wide everywhere! Giant pelvises unite!

  3. #3
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    Riding my Luna & Rivendell in the Hudson Valley, NY
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    Quote Originally Posted by mayanorange View Post
    Giant pelvises unite!
    That certainly conjures up some images!

    This poll 'seems' to be showing that women with wide sitbones prefer T shaped saddles. That would make sense, since a larger width saddle that is pear shaped would tend to have sides that get in the way of your thigh movements while pedaling.
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