Originally Posted by
Robert P
That's what I figured. Those seats you referenced wouldn't cut it for me at the moment. Need the padding.
I started riding at 300+ pounds and am still in the 230 range at 5' 11". Two of the best pieces of advice I ever got were "If your thighs already rub together, the last thing you need is to wedge a bunch of padding (saddle or thick chamois) between them" and "It's a bike, not a bar stool". I have two Specialized Avatar saddles and one Specialized Toupe, all of which are lightly padded. I frequently ride 20 to 50+ miles in casual clothing, including athletic trunk underwear like I described in my earlier reply. I assure you that, as counterintuitive as it seems, an overly padded saddle is far more likely to cause discomfort than alleviate it, even (possibly especially) for big riders.