Narrow Saddles

ZiabR

I know that saddles are a very personal thing but when it comes to getting a good brand for my sit bones I am looking for advice.

I have been playing around with some saddles recently. My sit bones (centre to centre) are approx 110mm which is narrow.

My bike came with a Bontager Affinity 1 Medium (146mm) which is too wide.

I have tried some Selle models which I got of friends

Selle San Marco Blaze
Selle San Marco Ponza

These both are narrower and feel a good bit better.

Anyone else out there riding narrow saddles, can you give me some recommendations? I seem to fall into the very narrow sit bone area.

Raam

San Marco Aspide is kinda narrow.
http://www.sellesanmarco.it/en/collezione/product_search-list.php?txtSearch=aspide

doozerie

Why do you believe sit bones of of 110mm are narrow? If I remember rightly mine measure that and I use a 143mm saddles (Specialized and Prologo), as recommended by Specialized's own measuring system. The most common saddle width these days seems to be 134mm, which probably defines a narrow saddle.

The main thing though is that the physical width of a saddle does not relate directly to your sit bone size, so sit bone width of 110mm does not mean you need a 110mm saddle, not by the conventional measure of a saddle.

onimpulse

I had a lot of problems finding a saddle that was comfortable too.... eventually (and I really mean eventually) I discovered Specalized BG (Body Geometry)

Go into a cycle shop which has this - Cycleways on Parnell st is where I went, they get you to sit on a sponge thing which measures your sit bones and all specialised saddles come in a range of sizes so they can give you the one that suits you.


It solved my problems...

WillyFXP

It's not just the width of the saddle thats important, its also the profile. A lot of modern saddles are quite flat. I went through 5 saddles in varying widths which all had a flat profile, none of which I found comfortable. Then I tried a prologo scratch pro plus 134mm, round profile with a relief channel, which I found instantly comfortable. I also have a fizik aliante versus 140mm which I'm trying, but only had one short ride on this so far, but it seems as good as the prologo. So width isn't as important as profile, for me at least. Never had my sit bones measured.

Raam

I always go with one with a cut-out or dip in the middle.

Harrybelafonte

I'd recommend going in to Cycleways and getting them to do the fitting for you. Did it earlier in the year and ended up with this (Specialized Romin):



Which has changed my road bike completely for the better and means I didn't have to buy/try multiple saddles to get it right. I haven't had any sores etc since.

I use this one on the track, but end up sitting on the peak of it more often than not (Fizik Anatres Vs):

ZiabR

Thanks for the that. @Harrybelafonte - What size saddle did you go for with the Specialized Romin?

Harrybelafonte

logik wrote: »

Thanks for the that. @Harrybelafonte - What size saddle did you go for with the Specialized Romin?

143mm, which I was measured to be.