Saddle woes

[salsabike]

Hey there, I'm wondering what saddle you are talking about below, that's wide enough. Is it working for long distances? What is it? Thanks!

I used to have the Vitesse too. Loved it on short rides, but it killed me on longer rides. It's somewhat narrow, and it is very angled down on the sides. So, my sitbones were off the sides, and the middle of the saddle was pushing up on my girly-bits. I found a saddle that is wide enough for my sitbones, and now that's all that touches the saddle.

[Nanci]

I _still_ love the Vitesse. Put 375 miles on it a couple weeks ago! I didn't start to hurt (at the edges, where pantie elastic hits) until about 250 miles. I think the hair folicles there are the most vulnerable. Sit bones never hurt. What I love about the Vitesse- narrow long nose= no thigh rubbing AT ALL and many possible variations of positions. Flat and firm- I think if you don't sink in, the sit bones don't get hurt. I can also sit with "the bits" off to the side, since the nose is so narrow, if I feel like it, or with the sit bones braced against the front of the curved section, just at the edge, for something different.

I know by experience if something, (hurt knee, for example) is causing you to shift all over the saddle repeatedly, you can have major problems with friction. What I mean about changing positions on the Vitesse is like every hour or so, not every 30 seconds.

Nanci

[Robbin_G]

P. 5 of Zinn's Cycling Primer...

With the pedal in its 9 o'clock position (when looking at it from the same side), drop a string with a key tied to it from the knee. The key/string should barely graze the crank arm. He does note that wider sit bones might need to have the saddle moved forward a bit. But start there first.

[Nanci]

I missed that whole Vitesse plastic surgery section- that's pretty cool! Be worth getting a spare to experimant on!

I didn't know such things were possible!

Nanci