Finding the right saddle...

[BalaRoja]

That's my saddle. I love it.

I had tried many, many, saddles on my old bike. That I later learned it was not the saddles so much. It was the bike being 2 frames sizes too big for me. Which TWO shops had told me that my bike *fit* me. What a joke.

I tried a couple Terrys too for saddles. Pressure problems. The tri gel is a variant that I did not try. But, the main thing was the bike.

I knew it was the saddle for me (on the new correct fitting ride to boot) because I was riding along... and it disappeared. When I got off the bike from the test ride the shop owner wanted to know how the bike was. First thing I said was, "WHAT is this saddle?!?!". I was shocked it was a Terry. I had wrote them off.

OK... also, how aero is your bike set up? I have all the steering quill w/spacers & a riser stem... I'm still about 1.5" below saddle height. I love my drops. But alternate. Still, no pressure problems. You should really be able to ride comfortably on the hoods most of the time. THAT I could never do either on the old ride. Now, it's ok.

The short of it: it you are too stretched out/ rolled forward--weight bearing on the pubic bone, NO saddle will ever completely relieve tender parts pressure (mine never did).

Good Luck!

Another vote for the Terry Tri saddle? Maybe I need to give that one a good look

Miranda, I agree with your idea that a so-so fit or being too stretched out can make for saddle discomfort. It is possible that's my case but I'm not sure as of yet and probably need to study my position/placement more.

Bars are maybe 1" below the top of the saddle and the latter being a pretty standard trek wsd road saddle. A bit more cushy than the aftermarket saddles we are talking about here.

Aside from that, I'm rather long waisted so I have a longer stem than many people use (having a much longer torso), plus I am a bit tall-ish. The WSD bike is probably not the best fit for me, but that's a whole other conversation and I've got too much money in the bike (and not enough in my pocket!) to switch right now. So to get to the point - I may be a bit more stretched out than need be although I don't think or imagine that I am