Originally Posted by
Urthwhyte
I just reached 3,000 kilometers on my Defy 2 this weekend, and I'm convinced that no adjustment is going to make the current stock saddle comfortable. I've tried moving it both fore and aft, adjusting the tilt, and sacrificing a tub of chamois cream to the cycling gods without any change. On any ride over 40km I start to develop a sore on the right side of the perineum, and for rides shorter than that the saddle is still uncomfortable.
Does the BF braintrust have any suggestions, or should I resign myself to spending the cash to try a few different saddles?
When you say you "develop a sore", is that what you really mean? That is, do you mean that it is just uncomfortable, or do you get a small pustule like a pimple developing (that is still there when you get off the bike)? That's what is generally termed a saddle sore.
If that is what you are getting, I wouldn't necessarily blame the saddle. Those sores can be cased by all sorts of things such as ingrown hairs, hygiene or just a long term enlarged pore getting irritated by the pressure. Any saddle will irritate and inflame one of those if you've got one started. You can treat them with magnesium sulphate/glycerol paste.
If on the other hand you are just getting uncomfortable, well that's more likely a saddle and fit issue.