Things your bike shop does not tell you about saddles ...

[malkin]

Hmmm, easy as 1,2,3,...
Written for an audience of normal, top of the curve readers I guess.

[Trek420]

Hmmm, easy as 1,2,3,...
Written for an audience of normal, top of the curve readers I guess.

"The Journal of Sexual Medicine studied female cyclists who rode at least 16 kilometers a week, four weeks per month."

16 kilometers a week is about 8 miles. Hardly a great study.

[Biciclista]

it does say "AT LEAST"
I had to comment. That's too much - that saddles were not mentioned.

[zoom-zoom]

"The Journal of Sexual Medicine studied female cyclists who rode at least 16 kilometers a week, four weeks per month."

16 kilometers a week is about 8 miles. Hardly a great study.

Heh, actually it's almost 10 (as a runner knowing that conversion is pretty crucial...every mile matters!), but, yeah. Almost 10 miles/week is practically negligible mileage. They need to be studying women who ride at least 5x that in a typical week to really have any sort of comparison with non-cyclists, I'd think.

And the saddle is at least as important as the shorts. It took me a LONG while to find the best combo of both--and my saddle is still not perfect. I *know* exactly what I need, but no one actually makes my perfect saddle.

[Trek420]

And the saddle is at least as important as the shorts. It took me a LONG while to find the best combo of both--and my saddle is still not perfect. I *know* exactly what I need, but no one actually makes my perfect saddle.

Ah, the illusive perfect saddle, shorts synergy.

[zoom-zoom]

Ah, the illusive perfect saddle, shorts synergy.

If only Gore weren't so freakin' $$...and they never seem to really go on sale like PI stuff. *grumble*

[Crankin]

I get that blog on my FB. Kind of shook my head when I read the 16K a week.
The language that is used when talking about cycling is geared to "regular" people. Regular people who like to ride, probably more of the urban cyclists/fashionista cyclist variety.