I am so completely thrilled that I found a cycling forum that is specifically geared toward women! I had a hell of a time trying to discuss my issues with the men at my local bike shop.
Anyhow, I'm sure this is nothing new to this forum but about three months ago I got a brand new, beautiful Kona Honky Tonk but I found that after riding an hour+ on the stock saddle that I was starting to experience some serious groin/vaginal pain. I thought I would adjust to it but I found that nothing really changed and my... (ahem)... love life... was starting to seriously suffer due to the tenderness. After some research and reading about such things as "sit bones" and "saddle geometry" I took the time to actually measure the saddle and my sit bones. As much as I love the way the stock saddle looks, I found that it only measured about 140mm in width compared to my approximate (I'm not sure if I measured them correctly) 172mm sit bones.
So, to make an already fairly long story short, do any of you lovely ladies out there have any recommendations for saddles? Do you have any other suggestions for my soreness? Could I fix this problem by adjusting the positioning of the saddle, perhaps?
Please! Any help would be so greatly appreciated! Thanks!



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