Yes, that is correct. Thank you for the clarification.. what can be done apart from the usual.
To answer your question Muirenn:
I've had a professional fit done - ended up changing my stem to a shorter/taller one so I'm not reaching so far and putting less pressure on the front. I use a Brooks B17 Imperial at the moment, but I have used many many different types - all with a large cutouts. (My sitbones measure 155 on the Specialized butt-oh-meter)
Saddles I've tried:
Specialized: Sonoma, Jett, Alias, Dolce, and one that does not have a model name that came on a bike that my friend gave me
2 different Bontrager models with cutouts (cant remember which models)
Terry: Butterfly, Butterfly Ti, Liberator, Butterfly Tri-Gel
Selle An-Atomica
Selle Italia Gel Flow
Brooks: B17, B67, B17 Imperial S, B17 Imperial mens (current saddle)
Serfas RX
Respiro Moderate Bike Saddle
The issue seems to be that I have a lot of tissue down there and no matter what I do or what saddle I use it ends up getting sweaty and eventually "untucks" and gets pinched and chafed. Tight shorts help, but eventually those too bunch up and get shoved up in there and the chafing begins. I have read many threads on this forum about women who have more down there than others (I am definitely one who falls into that category) and are having discomfort due to that extra tissue. (Since we can't just shove it aside like guys can) So that is why I posted what I do to work around this issue. I probably should have clarified that at the beginning.
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