Originally Posted by
deep_sky
I'd be concerned about why she is bruising. Even if I deliberately de-tuned my fit to make the ride as uncomfortable as I could, I would not bruise, I would just be sore and chafed. Is she on any medication which thins the blood (many medications you wouldn't think of do that) to make the surface blood vessels that sensitive to pressure? Perhaps she is calling soreness and the skin irritation caused by chafing bruising? It seems odd that she would actually bruise from too much weight on an inappropriate spot unless she is extremely prone to heavy bruising via medication or genetics...
+1 The idea of bruising from constant pressure is odd. This is particularly w/r/t her hands. While I am no expert on any of this and certainly not on bruising of the sort that might be cause by a saddle for a woman... It is unlikely that the amount of pressure on her hands is any more than she would get from various other activities. If she did push-ups, or had to support her weight for some reason (think lifting up to sit on a wall or something) would she get bruises? Were you riding over significant bumps?