Butt-cheek chafing = too-wide saddle?

[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.

[zoom-zoom]

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