My bottom's on fire

[nikkoblu2]

Sundial...great questions you ask! Yes, I'm using the original stock seat. I bought this bike in 2008 and it was an 'o7 leftover.

You nailed the spot...right in the crease. I even checked to make sure the seams of the bike shorts (where the padding connects to the shorts) wasn't causing it. It's not.

And the saddle, I never would have thought to go narrower. I'm "J-Lo-esque" as my DH likes to say. About a size 10 with 40" hips. I would have never thought to go smaller.

[nikkoblu2]

Thanks, Muirenn! Guess I'll be making Play-Doh tonight. When you described, "measure the inside of one circle to the inside of the other circle" it became crystal clear that this discomfort is exactly on my sit bones. So much so that after I ride if I bend over and take a peek at what's so sore, I've got bright pink circles on the bottom of my bottom.

[Catrin]

Thanks, Muirenn! Guess I'll be making Play-Doh tonight. When you described, "measure the inside of one circle to the inside of the other circle" it became crystal clear that this discomfort is exactly on my sit bones. So much so that after I ride if I bend over and take a peek at what's so sore, I've got bright pink circles on the bottom of my bottom.

I just used the play-doh method last week and it worked well. I hope you are able to solve the problem quickly, it does NOT sound like fun

[KnottedYet]

Sundial...great questions you ask! Yes, I'm using the original stock seat. I bought this bike in 2008 and it was an 'o7 leftover.

You nailed the spot...right in the crease. I even checked to make sure the seams of the bike shorts (where the padding connects to the shorts) wasn't causing it. It's not.

And the saddle, I never would have thought to go narrower. I'm "J-Lo-esque" as my DH likes to say. About a size 10 with 40" hips. I would have never thought to go smaller.

It's not a narrower saddle that decreases that chafing pattern, it's a narrower transition zone from sit to nose.

Sit width (back of the saddle) is all about your sit bone width
Transition width (pear or T) is all about the chafing
Nose width is all about pelvic tilt and rami angle.

Here's a picture of a relativly pear shaped saddle next to a relatively T shaped saddle. http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showp...8&postcount=27