Originally Posted by
treebound
There are methods to get approximate measurements for your sit bones (or whatever the proper terminology is). Basically sit on a stack of newspapers with a wet behind, then stand up and measure where the rough centers of the two main indentations are. This is what you want supported by your saddle.
Some saddles are wider, some have longer noses, some have different contours, any of which will affect comfort. If you know what your comfortable bike had for a saddle then you could find something similar.
As to the suspension seatpost, if I get a bike with one of those on it I usually swap it out for a non-susp. post. Too much bounce. Even on the MTB I've got set up as a commuter and grocery getter I've got a rigid seatpost. And on that bike I changed the stems and handlebars at least a dozen times with various combinations of bar/stem/shifters until I got it dialed in to where I find it comfortable. It currently has Serfas Drifter tires on it (26x1.25" road tread) but I'll be putting some 26x1.5" road tires on it this season to better handle softer/rougher roads. Going to use it as a fishing bike.
so basically when I sit on the paper I'm looking for the indentation of where the bones are not so much your buns. Then you want a saddle that will support where those bones are or where they aren't? I'm sort of thinking I the your bones were right on the seat it would cause pain no? Or am I thinkng backwards. The pain I'm getting is like right between my legs just back from my sack. There like 2 bones just on eathier side there and that's basically where the pain consists.