Quote Originally Posted by Awsmile View Post
Have been reading the tips, but not seeing my difficulty here. I don't chafe so I don't use chamois cream, but my bones get sore. in order to get my sit bones anywhere near my saddle, I have to sit up very straight on the saddle as tall as I can. I have moved my seat forward a ridiculous amount. Did 60 miles the other day and my discomfort is not in my butt where my sit bones are, but in the very inside edge of my pelvis, right next to delicates. I ride on a Terry Cite X gel and was told that maybe I need a wider saddle, but it's already the widest Terry offers. What gives? I also have the nose tilted up a bit as I have to keep hiking myself back on my seat after sliding forward. Nowhere around my home to get a proper fitting. Any thoughts?
Ah, I know that feeling. You mentioned you keep sliding forward and you have moved the saddle forward. It sounds like you might be riding a saddle that's too "pear-shaped" for you (given how wide the Cite X is, I wouldn't be surprised), and the pedaling motion is pushing you forward onto the narrower part of the saddle, so that you're putting pressure on the bone forward of your sitbones. Measuring your sitbones can't hurt to make sure that you don't need a wider saddle.