Old 06-09-10 | 10:42 AM
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Bikes: Windsor Fens, Giant Seek 0 (2014, Alfine 8 + discs)

Check fit first.
An ideal saddle FOR YOU is one where your sit bones are properly supported. Your weight should be on your sit bones, NOT NOT NOT on the soft tissue in the middle.
Some people have a tendency to sit forwards on the saddle and put their weight on the skinny front part, the horn. That's wrong. Your butt should be back so that your sit bones are sitting on the wide part in the back, supporting your weight through your skeleton, not through your soft tissue.

If you're putting pressure on your soft tissue, you're cutting off circulation to parts that will not appreciate it, and you may cause long term numbness, and bruising.

The saddle can be adjusted front and back, and also the handlebar can be adjusted which may change your seating position. Also the saddle can be tipped up and down and raised and lowered.

Also, make sure that your seat isn't too high or too low, that can force you to rock your butt when pedalling, which also can cause discomfort. Ideally when sitting properly and with the ball of your feet on the center of the pedal, your knees should be almost but not quite straight without your ankle extended uncomfortably.

Play around with it. Getting a perfect fit takes a while. I had to tip my saddle back quite a bit since it's slippery and I tended to slip forward onto the horn.
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