Anyone else sit sorta 'crooked' on the saddle?

[kermit]

I have pretty much the same thing going on with my rides. I do have a BG fit scheduled for this saturday and am interested to see what he suggests. I have a 1/4 inch leg length difference from a broken hip and back and I know I sit crooked on the saddle. I am not sure what exactly makes me crooked, my hip or just my back from my injury but when I measured on the ***-o-meter one side was at 70 and one side was at 80, making one hip wider. The last saddle I got rid of, my SI max flite actually got twisted on the left side (my shorter side) from pushing down more on that side. The weirdest thing ever, it was a great saddle and one day it just bit me. I took it to my LBS looking for something else and it was twisted front to back towards the left. This fit I am getting is $300 bucks but I am really hoping I can finally get even on the bike.

[zoom-zoom]

This fit I am getting is $300 bucks but I am really hoping I can finally get even on the bike.

Oh, I hope it works! $300 is a lot of cash to drop if you don't have marked improvement! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

One other factor I totally forgot to include in my original post: DH discovered that my saddle on my current bike was somehow set almost a half inch higher than on my previous bike. He thinks when the shop set it up that they took my original fit measurements and we all forgot that we'd lowered my saddle on bike #1 a hair, but never applied that measurement to new bike.

Hubby hasn't ridden behind me since he made this tweak...so perhaps this is no longer an issue. My outer right foot crampy/irritation is still there, but I'm suspicious that this is more a too-narrow shoe issue than anything else.

[kermit]

Yeah $300 is a lot but this guy is REALLY good, fits racers and top tri folks. I have never really have a complete fit other than a new saddle "tweak" so I am hoping a revelation will happen. That BG fit system is pretty in depth so...and yeah it's Miami prices, another reason we are retiring to Georgia. This fit is my retirement present.

Hope you find happiness...

[nscrbug]

Yeah $300 is a lot but this guy is REALLY good, fits racers and top tri folks. I have never really have a complete fit other than a new saddle "tweak" so I am hoping a revelation will happen. That BG fit system is pretty in depth so...and yeah it's Miami prices, another reason we are retiring to Georgia. This fit is my retirement present.

Hope you find happiness...

I totally feel your pain (no pun intended...lol) regarding the $300 price tag of your fit. I just had a PT (physical therapy) bike fitting 2 weeks ago. It was very extensive (I was there for 2 1/2 hours)..it was a RETUL fit done by a licensed physical therapist with 25 years of cycling experience (has worked with many pros, including the Garmin-Cervelo team) and certification in Retul & FIST fittings. If it is any consolation, I paid $330 for mine. BUT...I have a lot of physical issues as well as pain issues that needed to be addressed. I'm happy with the fitting, as I think most of my pain issues have been resolved (too soon to tell yet)...except for this nagging hand issue (see my other thread on handelbars) that is better, but not completely pain-free. Good luck with your BG fit...I'm very anxious to hear about it!

Linda

[Kathi]

Yes, for years I had this problem and my fitters couldn't figure out why, no leg length discrepency. Turns out I had a locked SI joint. A very good PT found the problem.