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Old 06-15-11 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by SouthFLpix
I think you should be a little bit conservative with your findings until you have some long rides under your belt. Another thing you should try is riding smoothly over very rough pavement for at least a few miles. That's another good way to test the comfort of a saddle.

In general though, I have found it to be accurate that the more expensive saddles to tend to be more comfortable. At least for my rear end.
+1

What can you tell from a saddle from a roll around the block? I can find most saddles comfortable for a few miles, once you start getting into 20, 40, 60+ miles, that's when you will know if it really works. The stock saddle that came on one of my past bikes was great til I went on my first overnight ride, day two and I was out of the saddle on most of the way home because of the pain.

I hope it works for you though!
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