General Cycling Discussion - The best way to get the sit bones width at home

How would you get your sit bones width at home?

Sit on a double stack of cardboard, draw a circle around each impression; center to center of the dents is your actual width.

Keep in mind this measurement is only a starting point. Cycling is dynamic, contact points will move, and sit bones are not the only parts in touch with the saddle.

Ok, this is one way I didn't think of

A plastic bag full of sand works pretty well. The "tube sand" things are what I've used. They hold the indentations.

Make a saran wrap sandwich out of Silly putty, about 1/2" thick. Works like a charm, reusable and if you have kids or friends with kids you can recycle the Silly Putty. Just don't tell them what you used it for.

so many good solutions :bike2:

Remember, your "sit bone" metric decreases as you lean forward into more 'aggressive' postures, so be sure to measure it thus.

I take a couple of wooden pencils , lay them flat on a hard surface like a wood chair or bench a few inches apart.

Then sit on them. :) Adjust them in or out until you feel them right in the center of the pressure point. Then stand up and measure.

I like this type of measurement because its actually right where you feel direct contact with your bones/nerves, regardless of butt shape.

Don't worry about it, get a recumbent. :D Mmm...rolling lazy boy.

Get some aluminum foil and a lightly padded chair. Put a piece of foil on the chair and sit on it. And then what Werkin said.