Terry Saddles- Performance, Endurance, Sport

[maillotpois]

Knott that is the best description I have ever read for how to measure your sit bones! Thanks!

[Tanya]

I'm still not positive that I measured correctly, but it seemed like the sit bones were about 7-8 cm apart from center to center, and then almost 12 cm apart at the widest. I think I'm still going to visit a bike shop to get my measurements done, because I'm not sure if mine were accurate.

[KnottedYet]

I'm still not positive that I measured correctly, but it seemed like the sit bones were about 7-8 cm apart from center to center, and then almost 12 cm apart at the widest. I think I'm still going to visit a bike shop to get my measurements done, because I'm not sure if mine were accurate.

With teeny-weeny sitbones like that, you could really choose just about any saddle that appeals to you as far as width is concerned. Don't worry about whether they are labelled men's saddles or women's, go for what feels best.

(For example: my center-to-center is about 15 cm and my outside is about 18 cm. Finding saddles that fit is a tough row to hoe in my universe... I found happiness with Brooks B67 and B68.)

[Tanya]

I'm thinking that I might have mis-measured. I know sit bones and weight are not related because your weight can change but your bones don't (I'm 5'7, 150ish lbs), but I think in general, I have a medium-sized bones. My wrists aren't tiny, but they're not particularly wide. But, who knows-- maybe I measured correctly and I just have narrowly shaped sit bones? I honestly never gave this much thought to the bones in my butt before.

I tried to lessen the pressure on my sit bones by adding a gel saddle cover, but I think it's actually worse. I slide around on the neoprene going up and down any bit of incline. I assumed that the gel would provide an amazing level of added comfort, but I wasn't wowed.

If my measurements are right and I can get a narrower saddle, that would be great, since there seem to be plenty of options. I ordered the Terry Damselfly and am crossing my fingers. If it doesn't work out, I'll swap it for another model. Do you have any input on what makes the Performance/Endurance/Sport models different, other than the sizes of the saddles? If the Damselfly doesn't pan out, would you recommend something from the Endurance series?

[KnottedYet]

The size of the pelvic outlet (essentially your sitbone span) has almost nothing to do with bone structure or height or weight.

I've seen tiny women with ginormous pelvic outlets like mine, and I've seen big women like me with itty-bitty ones.

As far as the styles of Terry saddles, I know there are a few folks on here who really know them well. If you have a question about a particular saddle you can start a thread about it, and plenty of knowledgable people will chime in!

[ny biker]

I'm not an expert on Terry saddles, but I think a big difference is in the amount of padding the saddle has. Performance has the least, then endurance, then sport.

I would forget about those categories, and choose one based on your sit bone measurements as well as the amount of padding you think you want.

I know the saddle width information is on the Terry website.

edit: Okay, looking at their website, I could be wrong about the padding, though I'm pretty sure performance saddles are the firmest.

Weight and the materials used for the rails seem to vary quite a bit by saddle.

http://www.terrybicycles.com/2011-Terry-Womens-Saddles

[emily_in_nc]

You should try searching the forum for "Damselfly" too. There have been posts over the years about this saddle. My particular post is in the "Most Hated Saddles" sub-forum. OUCH! That little skinny cutout pinched, the saddle was as hard as a 2 by 4, and it was so skinny I had no place to move around and ended up with an hellacious saddle sore.

YMMV. I know some women love it.