Saddle rec for a tween-ish boy?

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The WTB Pure V seems to be a universal favorite. Some Bianchi bikes now ship with this type of saddle and they are very comfortable.

http://www.wtb.com/products/saddles/performance/purev/

My skinny 17yr old DS uses a WTB SST on his daily rider. It's the stock saddle that comes on a LHT. Our local bike shop had so many in the extra parts bin they gave it my DS for free. He swears it feels fine - and there is no way he is going to let his mom measure his sit bones..lol.

http://www.wtb.com/products/saddles/saddles-sst/

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Hmmm...looks like the Pure V is about 145 wide. I have a feeling that would be too big for him, at least now. He's such a tiny little beanpole.

[jyyanks]

OK I just measured with a ruler. The Aria saddle is 10.5 inches in length and is 5.5 inches at its widest point.

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OK I just measured with a ruler. The Aria saddle is 10.5 inches in length and is 5.5 inches at its widest point.

SmilingCat's sending her Jett 130 for us to try, but if it's for some reason too narrow I will definitely take you up on your offer.

[jyyanks]

Sure - no problem - just let me know!

[ehirsch83]

Another thought is to go to your LBS and see if they have any take off saddles in the back that they sell cheap.

A lot of shops do(when people swap out for the stock saddle or upgrade or return something,etc). That way DS could actually give a few a try. I know one of ours sell the take offs for anywhere from $5-20.

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That's a good idea, too. I know our LBS has a bargain bin and sells some old demo saddles, as well.

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As an update to the thread, after borrowing smilingcat's Jett we knew we were in the right general size and shape. DS was happier with a cut-out. Most saddles of the right shape and size were still pretty pricey, though.

I checked Amazon and happened upon this Ritchey saddle. It's an older version of a saddle that they actually market for cyclocross--perfect! The nose is a little shorter than what's on most road bike saddles, which is too long for a smallish kid on a tiny bike (his frame is probably comparable to a 40cm CX bike). AND it's <$30 WITH shipping on Amazon.

Thanks for all the help, ladies. I'm going to have to get more videos of the happy monkey bombing around on his bike. He's been out 2x. The first time he was really nervous and not entirely happy. Yesterday was like a 180. He was squealing and zipping around and saying how much he loves his bike. He's even thinking about doing a CX race in <4 weeks.