Maybe the Roman, BUTT no quite!!

[smittykitty]

Measures sit bones in the play dough and got APPROX.: center to center - 120 to 125. Outside to outside - 185 and inside to inside - 65 to 70.
After several 15 to 30 mile rides I'm finding the Romin fairly comfortable while riding. Drops are great, but not my fav. Style of riding. Chafing moved farther back to my cheek crease, with none in front. Sit bones could really use some more padding. So, off it came. 30 day trial is running out.
Desperate move: put my old Lithia on today. 22miles and my bones we so much happier! Not as nice in drops, but ok. Chafing better, but expect not solved. So for now it will stay on while I contemplate my next move. I think at least my sit bones will have a bit of early season relief! More comfortable than Jett. Both are 143.
What I noticed today with the Lithia was a loss of power and speed, especially climbing hills, as compared to the Romin!!! Am I imagining this or does the firmness and/or raised back really help that much? I felt like I could spin along (slowly, but so much stronger) all day with the Romin. Felt so weak legged today (similar to previous hill climbing with Jett).
May order a Romin 155 and give it a try next. Thought about the Spec. Oura but not available on the Specialized site in 155 and my Lbs doesn't carry that model. Per the Specialized site it is a 3 in the cush dept. while the Romin is a 2 (firmer). Any thoughts??
The SI Turbomatic has my interest also.
Oh, and the down poor was great fun too!

[smittykitty]

Funny, I've been re-reading the Steve Hogg/SMP blog and posts. I'll research the saddles you mentioned. Also hearing positive things about the SI Turbomatic and Diva Flow Gel.

I've been thinking the same thing about the Romin/Oura. The Romin did make me feel like I was suddenly an awesome hill climber though. But I don't want to spend all my time in the hoods.

Thanks for your insight and help.

[Owlie]

If you have panty-line chafing even with the Jett, I'm not sure the Diva Gel Flow would help. It's pretty pear-shaped. I'd look more at the Turbomatic or perhaps the SMPs. (One of the SMP models is a good candidate for the saddle on my hypothetical next road bike.)

[OakLeaf]

I think if your C2C is 125 mm then the Turbomatic is plenty wide, even though the flat area of your ischial tuberosities appears to be very long. I am thinking that if you try to support the entire O2O width, then you'll never find a saddle with a nose or a transition area narrow enough to accommodate a 65 mm I2I. And since the problems you're having now are related to the transition area being too wide, I'd give it a try if you can find one that you don't have to commit to. You might just find yourself hanging off hard turns as though you were on a motorcycle. Except off the "wrong" side.


I still recommend making a tracing of your sitbone indentations, that you can then lay over any saddle without even putting it on a bike. You can't get a definite "yes" from a saddle that way, but you sure can identify a lot of "no"s, not only by width but by shape.

[smittykitty]

Thanks Ladies. Will consider all of this. Screaming with frustration!