Saddle Pain

mistermatthew

When riding on the bar tops there is no pain, however when I reach to the hoods after maybe twenty minutes they're will be slight pain in the perineum and in the drops it is worse. I was wondering is this a saddle position problem or a saddle type problem?
Any advice would be appreciated.

cdaly_

First thing to check is if the saddle is level. Your hips will roll forward as you reach and the extra height might be enough.

RidleyRider

Saddles are really self preference. Personally I like my saddle tilted down at the nose a tad. Feels firmer for some reason.

Could be the horizontal position of the saddle causing the pain while leaning forward slightly.

DirkVoodoo

Could be lots of things. Sounds like: saddle not level, saddle too high or saddle to bars drop to great.

I'd recommend a bike fit, it would nearly be impossible for someone to correct this properly over the internet and any pain on the bike is worth fixing right.

Bambaata

This might be of interest - http://www.cervelo.com/en/engineering/ask-the-engineers/the-four-and-a-half-rules-of-road-saddles-.html

mistermatthew

Thanks everyone.
And just one question for you experienced riders. Say riding 100km. Do you feel any saddle soreness? Does it go away with enough miles or is it always there even for the pro riders?

Arthurdaly

If you find the correct combination of saddle/shorts and are putting in regular milage then pains become a thing of the past. For me its the specialized romin and assos uno bibshorts plus putting in regular spins, I would be on the bike at least 5 times per week.

I cant remember the last times I experienced any pain down below regardless of milage.

I've gone through 3 different saddles and various bibshorts before discovering my perfect combination, eventually got there and at some expense but comfort is so important.

cdaly_

mistermatthew wrote: »

Thanks everyone.
And just one question for you experienced riders. Say riding 100km. Do you feel any saddle soreness? Does it go away with enough miles or is it always there even for the pro riders?

I'm riding a Brooks B17 leather saddle and I can do 200/300km without soreness (all-over body ache excepted). OTOH, there are mornings when I'll end up with soreness from chafing on the commute!

smacl

Also on a B17, which I find comfy for the long rides. Haven't done much over 200k in a day, but no significant pain this year. Lots of soreness the first year doing 100k+ distances, probably down to not being used to it, bike setup, and different saddles. FWIW, when I moved from a hybrid to road bike this year, I found the drops took some getting used to, and changed to compact drop bars. On long rides, I tend to spend a lot of times in the drops which means less weight on the saddle, so the right bars are also important.