Butt-cheek chafing = too-wide saddle?

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Thought I should update this thread...I SUPERMEGAHEART my Specialized Jett. Really, this is the saddle I should have been on all along. I don't think about my butt (or my girly bits) while on my bike, which is the way it should be.

Eventually I'm thinking about getting into cyclocross, so the saddle choice will be easy--a black Jett 143.

[kermit]

Yeah, another happy ending!

[crazycanuck]

+1 for the Sp Jett!

[Resi]

Great to hear, I am going to get the Jett, I have the same problems with the Terry saddle what you mentioned. On top of it, they must of changed the product/material, the color is coming of on to my skin and chamois...and there is to much padding...

[alimey]

And another for the Specialized Jett. I just built myself a fixie & wanted a white saddle - so I bought the Selle Italia as it has suited me in the past (& you can't get a Jett in white in the UK). I also felt that the Jett might be a bit hard on the bum bones on a fixie. Sooo - I was wrong - the Selle Italia is hard on my front parts - the hole just isn't large enough or in the right place. The Jett's the one for me. Now I have to visit the US this summer just so I can buy the white version (or rather, 3 of the white version).

80% of our business is bike fitting & so far no one has loved the feel of my Jett - I think they are scared by how hard it feels. But on the road it is so comfy & just sits in the crease at the top of my legs without causing any chafing. I am about 5'1" & a size 4 (US) - but I take the widest one. I tried the narrower one for ages because I though it looked nicer (shallow, moi?) But basically went back to the 155mm - I do wonder if some people might need an even wider one. I think it's a bit odd that Specialized do the same widths in women's & mens' saddles.

[bffhusker]

I did the rough sit bones measurement...about 133 mm. So reading the Jett recommendations, do you go for the 130 or the 143? There are so many saddles that don't give the measurements. I was looking on the Terry website but didn't see measurements for saddles. Ugh, this is a horrible process. Can't wait to find the right saddle!

[rubywagon]

http://www.specialized.com/specs/spe...eometrysaddles

This chart helped me understand what size, relative to my position, my saddle should be.

ETA: My sitbones are exactly 130 mm. That puts me right between a 143 and a 155. I am currently on a 155 but find that as my position becomes more aggressive, I might be more comfortable on a 143.

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I did the rough sit bones measurement...about 133 mm. So reading the Jett recommendations, do you go for the 130 or the 143? There are so many saddles that don't give the measurements. I was looking on the Terry website but didn't see measurements for saddles. Ugh, this is a horrible process. Can't wait to find the right saddle!

Definitely not the 130...I think I was between 120-130 for my sit bones and the 143 fits me well, but if my sit bones were any wider I would want the 155. I'm thinking the 143 might be a hair narrow for you, too.

[nscrbug]

I did the rough sit bones measurement...about 133 mm. So reading the Jett recommendations, do you go for the 130 or the 143? There are so many saddles that don't give the measurements. I was looking on the Terry website but didn't see measurements for saddles. Ugh, this is a horrible process. Can't wait to find the right saddle!

Terry does indeed give saddle measurements...however, they give it in "inches", rather than in "millimeters". All you have to do is take the measurement and plug it in to a metric conversion calculator (just google metric conversion) and it will convert inches to millimeters. I'm currently eyeing up the new Terry FLX, which is 10.25 x 5.6 inches...converted to millimeters those measurements come out to 260 x 142mm. Many of the Terry saddles are 6 inches wide, which is 152.4mm.

[Trek420]

I thought if I looked long enough I'd find the thread in which Knott posts a lot of essential saddle fit for women (and some men) tips. Knott is very wise

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=25954