intro and saddle prob

[Suechoccy]

tctrek wrote: "Saddles are a little bit like men.. you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince"


Oh dear, I hope not. I kissed far too many frogs to find my prince among men!

I went to a local bikeshop yesterday, got my butt measured on the Specialized butt-foam measurer, 138 or so, so bit the bullet (and the wallet) and now have a Jett to try. Rode it in last night's Cambridge CC 10 and the cut-out channel was a revelation (ah, bliss) but over a longer distance I wonder if the rails along each side will be too hard... so am reserving judgement until after this weekend, got a 30 on Sunday which will be a good test.

Not sure about chamois cream or other lubes, mainly because I never used it and have never had a problem with infections/sweat in that area, so am a bit wary of clogging up pores and causing a new problem. But I'll bear it in mind as another thing worth trying, along with shorts.

Fingers crossed for a comfy tush for me this Sunday please, or else there'll be a twice-used Jett coming up for sale shortly!

[papaver]

good luck!

[Jiffer]

tctrek wrote:
Not sure about chamois cream or other lubes, mainly because I never used it and have never had a problem with infections/sweat in that area, so am a bit wary of clogging up pores and causing a new problem. But I'll bear it in mind as another thing worth trying, along with shorts.

I mentioned the A&D in particular, because you mentioned getting raw spots. For me, it helps prevent and/or heal them. It's sort of thick and sticky, so the slipperiness of the Chamois Buttr helps prevent raw spots in a different way. But lubrication of any kind is another one of those personal preferences. Everyone is different.

[yetigooch]

Try the SMP saddles.....they are designed with the nose of the saddle pointed downward.......I've not used them myself but have friends that have them and like them very much.

[Suechoccy]

Well the jury is still out on the Jett.

I rode it in Saturday's 10 and no problem.

Sunday was a bigger test - 30 mile time trial. I had some moments of pain underneath and shifted around in the saddle to relieve them but overall I spent more time comfy than uncomfy.

Upshot is nothing's raw or numb or tingling but I have a feeling of bruising right at the front of my bits. So it's a sort of progress...

I'll tip the saddletip down a bit more and see if that's an improvement.

It's a very hard saddle and every bump inthe road seemed to transmit straight through the saddle nose rather than the saddle seat, probably because I was in the tri-position, and frame geometry is stiff and tyres were pumped hard, so there was no give anywhere - except in me!