Originally Posted by
waddo
I always used whatever saddle came with the bike.
More recently I started using Brooks. You are a Vegan and leather it too much trouble in wet weather. Also, they are nothing special. And HEAVY.
My basic belief is that you will get used to any saddle unless it is too narrow or too wide. If you ride every day and after a month you still get sores I would go see a doctor and ask for advice.
Not a vegan, but I otherwise agree.
I have a wide variety of saddles on various bikes ranging from wide leather brooks saddles, to very narrow hard carbon fiber saddles. The saddle material, amount of padding, and aspects of saddle shape (other than width) don't seem to have an impact on comfort...at least not to me. For me, saddle comfort depends on four things....
1. Matching rider position to saddle width: The more upright the position, the wider the saddle.
2. Matching the saddle to effort level: Higher wattage means less weight on the saddle
3. Saddle position: Having the saddle slightly too high or tilted too forward or backward can make an other wise comfortable saddle very painful. Slight changes in saddle position can have dramatic effects on comfort.
4. Spending time riding: the more time I spend in the saddle (any saddle) the less prone I am to develop soreness or discomfort